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Facts About Gallium and Indium


Facts About Indium 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.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
In 1875   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
16
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
24
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
99+

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