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