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Facts About Copper and Tin


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Facts About Tin 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.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
  • Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   
Before 3500 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %   
12
4 * 10-7 %   
20

Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %   
12
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
13
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
17
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
8
0.00 %   
26

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
9
0.00 %   
13

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