Facts About Calcium and Aluminium
Interesting Facts
- Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
- It is found in the compound state.
- Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
- 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.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
Who Discovered
Humphry Davy
Hans Christian Oersted
Discovery
In 1808
In 1825
Abundance In Earth's Crust