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Facts About Technetium and Ruthenium


Facts About Ruthenium and Technetium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons   
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero   
Karl Ernst Claus   

Discovery
In 1937   
In 1844   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
4 * 10-7 %   
20

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000005 %   
22

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
26

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
38

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