Facts About Cobalt and Copper
Interesting Facts
- The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
- Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
- It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
- Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
- Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
Sources
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals
Who Discovered
Georg Brandt
Unknown
Discovery
In 1732
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
Abundance In Earth's Crust