Facts About Technetium and Cobalt
Interesting Facts
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
- The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
- Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
- It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
Georg Brandt
Discovery
In 1937
In 1732
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust