Facts About Hafnium and Iridium
Interesting Facts
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  
- Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
- Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  
Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining
  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
  
Smithson Tennant
  
Discovery
In 1922
  
In 1803
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %
  
26
~0.0000002 %
  
25
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available