Facts About Ruthenium and Niobium
Interesting Facts
- Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
- Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
- Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
- Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus
Charles Hatchett
Discovery
In 1844
In 1801
Abundance In Earth's Crust