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Facts About Terbium and Magnesium


Facts About Magnesium and Terbium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Joseph Black   

Discovery
In 1842   
In 1755   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
6 * 10-2 %   
2

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.07 %   
2

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
12.00 %   
2

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
40
2.90 %   
4

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.13 %   
2

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.03 %   
4

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