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Facts About Indium and Calcium


Facts About Calcium 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.
  
  • Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
  • It is found in the compound state.
  • Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1863   
In 1808   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-8 %   
28
7 * 10-3 %   
3

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.007 %   
4

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
1.10 %   
4

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
5.00 %   
3

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
5

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
1.40 %   
1

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