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Facts About Terbium and Yttrium


Facts About Yttrium and Terbium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  
  • Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
  

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   
Johan Gadolin   

Discovery
In 1842   
In 1794   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
7 * 10-7 %   
17

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
40
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
25

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