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Facts About Indium and Aluminium


Facts About Aluminium and Indium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals   
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   
Hans Christian Oersted   

Discovery
In 1863   
In 1825   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-8 %   
28
5 * 10-3 %   
5

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.006 %   
5

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.91 %   
5

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
8.10 %   
1

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
6

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
10

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