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Facts About Scandium and Barium


Facts About Barium and Scandium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
  • Barium oxidizes very easily in the air.
  • All toxic compounds of Barium can easily dissolve in water.
  • Barium carbonate is used to produce a Rat poison and its other compound Barium nitrate is used in fireworks to produce green color.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson   
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1772   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-6 %   
15
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.000001 %   
18

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
18
0.00 %   
20

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
23
0.03 %   
11

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
32
0.00 %   
8

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
12

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