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Facts About Aluminium and Iridium


Facts About Iridium 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.
  
  • 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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