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Facts About Dysprosium and Zinc


Facts About Zinc and Dysprosium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
  • Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
  
  • 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, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Indian metallurgists   

Discovery
In 1886   
Before 1000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
3 * 10-5 %   
11

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.0002 %   
10

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
33
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
28
0.01 %   
16

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
10

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
6

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