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Facts About Indium and Vanadium


Facts About Vanadium 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.
  
  • Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals   
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   
Andrés Manuel del Río   

Discovery
In 1863   
In 1801   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-8 %   
28
1 * 10-4 %   
10

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.00004 %   
13

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.01 %   
14

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
14

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
16

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