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Facts About Samarium and Osmium


Facts About Osmium and Samarium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
  • Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
  
  • Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
  • But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Smithson Tennant   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
3 * 10-7 %   
21

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
37
0.00 %   
28

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
29
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
40
Not Available   

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