Facts About Yttrium and Technetium
Interesting Facts
- Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
- Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
Who Discovered
Johan Gadolin
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
Discovery
In 1794
In 1937
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust