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Facts About Copper and Erbium


Facts About Erbium and Copper


Facts

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.
  
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals   
Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %   
12
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %   
12
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
13
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
17
0.00 %   
32

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
8
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
9
Not Available   

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