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Facts About Yttrium and Holmium


Facts About Holmium and Yttrium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
  
  • Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
  • Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan Gadolin   
Marc Delafontaine   

Discovery
In 1794   
In 1878   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-7 %   
17
5 * 10-8 %   
27

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
21
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
38

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
25
0.00 %   
99+

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