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Facts About Thulium and Indium


Facts About Indium and Thulium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  
  • 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, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Per Teodor Cleve   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000002 %   
28
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

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