Facts About Hafnium and Indium
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
- Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
- Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining
Mining, Ores of metals
History
Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter
Discovery
In 1922
In 1863
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %
25
3 * 10-8 %
28
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %
26
~0.0000004 %
23
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
37
0.00 %
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %
31
0.00 %
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
27
0.00 %
99+
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