1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
1.2 Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
By-product Zirconium Refining
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000001 %
1E-08
0.1
1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
1.4.6 Abundance In Humans