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Facts About Beryllium and Zinc


Facts About Zinc 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.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin   
Indian metallurgists   

Discovery
In 1797   
Before 1000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-7 %   
23
3 * 10-5 %   
11

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.0002 %   
10

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
35
0.01 %   
16

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
39
0.00 %   
10

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
19
0.00 %   
6

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