Facts About Copper and Uranium
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.
- Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
Sources
Found in Minerals
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Unknown
Not Available
Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
In 1789
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %
12
2 * 10-8 %
29
Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %
12
~0.0000001 %
26
Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %
13
0.00 %
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %
17
0.00 %
36
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
8
0.00 %
11
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
9
Not Available
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