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.
- Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
- Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Unknown
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach
1.3.2 Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
In 1906
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %1 * 10-8 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %~0.0000001 %
1E-08
0.1
1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
1.4.6 Abundance In Humans