Facts About Cadmium and Copper
Interesting Facts
- Naturally occurring minor elements include Cadmium.
- Cadmium is released into atmosphere to control volcanic eruption and forest fires.
- It is used for electroplating of Steel for corrosion resistance.
- It can absorb neutrons and used in nuclear reactor to control atomic fission.
- Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
- Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Found in Minerals
Who Discovered
Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer
Unknown
Discovery
In 1817
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
Abundance In Earth's Crust