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Facts About Thulium and Scandium


Facts About Scandium and Thulium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Per Teodor Cleve   
Lars Fredrik Nilson   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
3 * 10-6 %   
15

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000002 %   
28
~0.000004 %   
16

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
18

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
32

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