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Facts About Aluminium and Gold


Facts About Gold and Aluminium


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.
  
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1825   
Before 6000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-3 %   
5
6 * 10-8 %   
26

Abundance In Sun
~0.006 %   
5
~0.0000001 %   
26

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 %   
21

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
10
0.00 %   
18

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