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Facts About Scandium and Thulium


Facts About Thulium and Scandium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson   
Per Teodor Cleve   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-6 %   
15
1 * 10-8 %   
30

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.00000002 %   
28

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
18
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
23
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
32
0.00 %   
99+

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