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Facts About Ruthenium and Tantalum


Facts About Tantalum and Ruthenium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  
  • Tantalum metal is known as corrosion resistance.
  • Tantalum metal can easily fabricated and It is a good conductor of heat and electricity.
  

Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus   
Anders Gustaf Ekeberg   

Discovery
In 1844   
In 1802   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-7 %   
20
8 * 10-9 %   
31

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000005 %   
22
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
26
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
37

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
31

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