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Facts About Uranium and Promethium


Facts About Promethium 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.
  
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1942   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
11
Not Available   

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