Facts About Aluminium and Bismuth
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
- Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
- It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
- Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
- It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted
Claude François Geoffroy
Discovery
In 1825
In 1753
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-3 %
5
7 * 10-8 %
25
Abundance In Sun
~0.006 %
5
~0.000006 %
14
Abundance In Meteorites
0.91 %
5
0.00 %
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
8.10 %
1
0.00 %
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
6
0.00 %
24
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
10
Not Available
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