Facts About Ytterbium and Lead
Interesting Facts
- Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
- Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
- Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
- The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Unknown
Discovery
In 1878
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available