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Facts About Uranium and Lithium


Facts About Lithium 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.
  
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Johan August Arfwedson   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1817   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
6 * 10-7 %   
18

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.00017 %   
11

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
11
0.00 %   
15

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
16

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