Facts About Gold and Ruthenium
Facts
Interesting Facts
- It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
- It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
- Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
- Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
- Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
History
Who Discovered
Unknown
Karl Ernst Claus
Discovery
Before 6000 BCE
In 1844
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-8 %
26
4 * 10-7 %
20
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %
26
~0.0000005 %
22
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
99+
0.00 %
26
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %
99+
0.00 %
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
21
0.00 %
38
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
18
Not Available
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