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Facts About Indium and Platinum


Facts About Platinum 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.
  
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals   
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   
Antonio de Ulloa   

Discovery
In 1863   
In 1735   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-8 %   
28
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
25

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

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