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Facts About Yttrium and Erbium


Facts About Erbium and Yttrium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
  
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan Gadolin   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1794   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-7 %   
17
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
21
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
32

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
25
0.00 %   
36

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