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Facts About Zirconium and Lawrencium


Facts About Lawrencium and Zirconium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Zirconium metal can resist to weak acids.
  • Zirconium metal reacts with oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere.
  
  • It is synthetically produced metal.
  • Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1961–1971   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-6 %   
13
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
17
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
14
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
23
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
15
Not Available   

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