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Facts About Terbium and Copper


Facts About Copper and Terbium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1842   
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
6 * 10-6 %   
12

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.00007 %   
12

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.01 %   
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
40
0.01 %   
17

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
8

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
9

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