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
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus
  
William Crookes
  
Discovery
In 1844
  
In 1900
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000005 %
  
22
~-9999 %
  
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
  
Abundance In Earth's Crust