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Facts About Cadmium and Gold


Facts About Gold and Cadmium


Facts

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.
  
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
  

Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1817   
Before 6000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
6 * 10-8 %   
26

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000006 %   
21
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
31
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
28
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
11
0.00 %   
18

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