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Facts About Erbium and Iron


Facts About Iron and Erbium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  

Sources
Mining   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1842   
Before 5000 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.1 %   
1

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
36
22.00 %   
1

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
32
6.30 %   
2

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
36
0.00 %   
12

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.01 %   
5

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