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Facts About Thallium and Curium


Facts About Curium and Thallium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Compounds of Thallium metal are highly Toxic.
  • Thallium metal is being suspected as a human carcinogen.
  
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
Found As a By-product, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Crookes   
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso   

Discovery
In 1861   
In 1944   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-9 %   
32
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
Not Available   

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