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Francium is so rare in nature that it is estimated there are only about thirty grams of this element in the entire Earth's crust.

Why it is true

Francium is highly unstable and rapidly decays into other elements, meaning the total amount present on Earth at any given time is minuscule.

Source: Chemistry Elements

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