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- Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
- Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
- Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
- Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research