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.
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Unknown
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
1.3.2 Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
In 1937
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %~-9999 %
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