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Facts About Beryllium and Cobalt


Facts About Cobalt and Beryllium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Beryllium is best anti corrosion metal.
  • Beryllium is the lightest metal and still it is stronger than steel.
  • It also finds various applications in Nuclear reactors as a reflector.
  
  • The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
  • Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
  • It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin   
Georg Brandt   

Discovery
In 1797   
In 1732   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-7 %   
23
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.06 %   
10

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
39
0.00 %   
20

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
19
0.00 %   
17

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