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Facts About Thulium and Yttrium


Facts About Yttrium and Thulium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  
  • Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Per Teodor Cleve   
Johan Gadolin   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1794   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
7 * 10-7 %   
17

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000002 %   
28
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
25

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