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Facts About Strontium and Lutetium


Facts About Lutetium and Strontium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Strontium element is softer than Calcium.
  • Silvery Strontium turns yellow, if exposed to air.
  
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Cruickshank   
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   

Discovery
In 1787   
In 1906   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-6 %   
14
1 * 10-8 %   
30

Abundance In Sun
~0.000005 %   
15
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.04 %   
10
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
4
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
7
Not Available   

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