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Facts About Terbium and Cerium


Facts About Cerium and Terbium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  
  • Cerium is a rare earth metal but still it is not rare at all.
  • It’s non-toxic compound Cerium sulfide has a rich red color and it is used as a pigment.
  • Cerium metal is also used in Flat screen TVs, light bulb, floodlights, etc.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger   

Discovery
In 1842   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
27

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
40
0.01 %   
18

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
33

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