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Facts About Gallium and Aluminium


Facts About Aluminium and Gallium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
  • Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
  
  • 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
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Hans Christian Oersted   

Discovery
In 1875   
In 1825   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
5 * 10-3 %   
5

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.006 %   
5

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
16
0.91 %   
5

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
24
8.10 %   
1

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
6

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
10

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