1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
- Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
- Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
- Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Per Teodor Cleve
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %1 * 10-8 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.3 Abundance In Sun
~0.00000002 %~0.0000001 %
1E-08
0.1
1.5.1 Abundance In Meteorites
1.6.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.6.2 Abundance In Oceans
1.8.1 Abundance In Humans