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Facts About Copper and Palladium


Facts About Palladium 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.
  
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
  

Sources
Found in Minerals   
Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
William Hyde Wollaston   

Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %   
12
~0.0000003 %   
24

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
13
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
17
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
8
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
9
Not Available   

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