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Facts About Vanadium and Californium


Facts About Californium and Vanadium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
  
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  

Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Andrés Manuel del Río   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1801   
In 1950   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-4 %   
10
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.00004 %   
13
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
14
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.02 %   
12
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
14
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   

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