Facts About Copper and Cadmium
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Naturally occurring minor elements include Cadmium.
- Cadmium is released into atmosphere to control volcanic eruption and forest fires.
- It is used for electroplating of Steel for corrosion resistance.
- It can absorb neutrons and used in nuclear reactor to control atomic fission.
Sources
Found in Minerals
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Unknown
Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer
Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
In 1817
Abundance In Earth's Crust