1 Facts
1.1 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.
- Cerium is a rare earth metal but still it is not rare at all.
- It’s non-toxic compound Cerium sulfide has a rich red color and it is used as a pigment.
- Cerium metal is also used in Flat screen TVs, light bulb, floodlights, etc.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Unknown
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger
1.3.2 Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
In 1803
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %1 * 10-6 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.3 Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %~0.0000004 %
1E-08
0.1
1.4.4 Abundance In Meteorites
1.5.2 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.5.4 Abundance In Oceans
1.5.6 Abundance In Humans