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Facts About Copper and Zinc


Facts About Zinc 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.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Indian metallurgists   

Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   
Before 1000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %   
12
3 * 10-5 %   
11

Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %   
12
~0.0002 %   
10

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
13
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
17
0.01 %   
16

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
8
0.00 %   
10

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
9
0.00 %   
6

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