1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Strontium element is softer than Calcium.
- Silvery Strontium turns yellow, if exposed to air.
- Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
- It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
William Cruickshank
Claude François Geoffroy
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-6 %7 * 10-8 %
5E-09
0.11
1.6.1 Abundance In Sun
~0.000005 %~0.000006 %
1E-08
0.1
2.4.2 Abundance In Meteorites
2.4.5 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.2.1 Abundance In Oceans
1.3.1 Abundance In Humans