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Facts About Terbium and Indium


Facts About Indium and Terbium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
In 1842   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
40
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

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