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Facts About Copper and Lead


Facts About Lead 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.
  
  • Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
  • The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %   
12
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %   
12
~0.000001 %   
18

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
13
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
17
0.00 %   
26

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
8
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
9
0.00 %   
8

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