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Facts About Uranium and Yttrium


Facts About Yttrium 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.
  
  • Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Johan Gadolin   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1794   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
7 * 10-7 %   
17

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
11
0.00 %   
25

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