Facts About Gadolinium and Aluminium
Interesting Facts
- Gadolinium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
- Gadolinium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
- Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
- Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
- It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Hans Christian Oersted
Discovery
In 1880
In 1825
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available