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Facts About Copper and Nickel


Facts About Nickel 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.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • After iron, Zinc metal the second most abundant element in the earth crust.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt   

Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   
In 1751   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %   
12
6 * 10-3 %   
4

Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %   
12
~0.008 %   
3

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
13
1.30 %   
3

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
17
0.01 %   
15

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
8
0.00 %   
13

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
9
0.00 %   
14

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