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Facts About Indium and Lithium


Facts About Lithium 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.
  
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   
Johan August Arfwedson   

Discovery
In 1863   
In 1817   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-8 %   
28
6 * 10-7 %   
18

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.00017 %   
11

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
22

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
15

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
16

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