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Facts About Calcium and Niobium


Facts About Niobium 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.
  
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Charles Hatchett   

Discovery
In 1808   
In 1801   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-3 %   
3
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.007 %   
4
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
1.10 %   
4
0.00 %   
35

Abundance In Earth's Crust
5.00 %   
3
0.00 %   
25

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
5
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Humans
1.40 %   
1
Not Available   

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