Facts About Ruthenium and Protactinium
Interesting Facts
- Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
- Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
- Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
- Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus
William Crookes
Discovery
In 1844
In 1900
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
Abundance In Earth's Crust