Facts About Yttrium and Thorium
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
- Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
- Thorium metal is used as an alternate option over Uranium for nuclear fuel.
- Thorium metals appearance (silvery white, soft) is somewhat similar to Lead metal.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining
History
Who Discovered
Johan Gadolin
Jöns Jakob Berzelius
Discovery
In 1794
In 1829
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-7 %
17
3 * 10-4 %
9
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %
26
~0.0004 %
9
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
21
0.05 %
11
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %
22
0.66 %
7
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
25
0.00 %
15
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