Facts About Copper and Niobium
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.
- Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
- Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
Sources
Found in Minerals
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Unknown
Charles Hatchett
Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
In 1801
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %
12
2 * 10-7 %
22
Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %
12
~0.0000004 %
23
Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %
13
0.00 %
35
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %
17
0.00 %
25
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
8
0.00 %
34
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
9
Not Available
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