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Facts About Uranium and Beryllium


Facts About Beryllium and Uranium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  
  • Beryllium is best anti corrosion metal.
  • Beryllium is the lightest metal and still it is stronger than steel.
  • It also finds various applications in Nuclear reactors as a reflector.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1797   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
1 * 10-7 %   
23

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.00000001 %   
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
0.00 %   
35

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
11
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
19

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