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Facts About Calcium and Iron


Facts About Iron and Calcium


Facts

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.
  
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1808   
Before 5000 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-3 %   
3
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1

Abundance In Sun
~0.007 %   
4
~0.1 %   
1

Abundance In Meteorites
1.10 %   
4
22.00 %   
1

Abundance In Earth's Crust
5.00 %   
3
6.30 %   
2

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
5
0.00 %   
12

Abundance In Humans
1.40 %   
1
0.01 %   
5

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