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Facts About Zirconium and Terbium


Facts About Terbium and Zirconium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Zirconium metal can resist to weak acids.
  • Zirconium metal reacts with oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere.
  
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-6 %   
13
5 * 10-8 %   
27

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.00000001 %   
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
17
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
14
0.00 %   
40

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
23
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
15
Not Available   

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