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Facts About Ruthenium and Uranium


Facts About Uranium 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.
  
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  

Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining   
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus   
Not Available   

Discovery
In 1844   
In 1789   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-7 %   
20
2 * 10-8 %   
29

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000005 %   
22
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
26
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
11

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