Facts About Aluminium and Iridium
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.
- Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
- Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted
Smithson Tennant
Discovery
In 1825
In 1803
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-3 %
5
2 * 10-7 %
22
Abundance In Sun
~0.006 %
5
~0.0000002 %
25
Abundance In Meteorites
0.91 %
5
0.00 %
29
Abundance In Earth's Crust
8.10 %
1
0.00 %
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
6
Not Available
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
10
Not Available
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