1 Facts
1.1 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.
- Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
- Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
1.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Humphry Davy
Antonio de Ulloa
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-3 %5 * 10-7 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.007 %~0.0000009 %
1E-08
0.1
1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
1.4.6 Abundance In Humans