Facts About Copper and Platinum
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.
- Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
- Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
Sources
Found in Minerals
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
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Antonio de Ulloa
Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
In 1735
Abundance In Earth's Crust