Facts About Ytterbium and Indium
Interesting Facts
- Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
- Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
- Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
- Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Mining, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter
Discovery
In 1878
In 1863
Abundance In Earth's Crust