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Facts About Uranium and Osmium


Facts About Osmium 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.
  
  • Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
  • But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Smithson Tennant   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
3 * 10-7 %   
21

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
28

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
11
Not Available   

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