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Facts About Zinc and Fermium


Facts About Fermium and Zinc


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
In 1952   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %   
11
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %   
10
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %   
12
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
16
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
10
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
6
Not Available   

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