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Facts About Terbium and Francium


Facts About Francium and Terbium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Marguerite Perey   

Discovery
In 1842   
In 1939   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
40
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

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