Facts About Hafnium and Zinc
Interesting Facts
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
- Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
- The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
Indian metallurgists
Discovery
In 1922
Before 1000 BCE
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available