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Facts About Indium and Zinc


Facts About Zinc 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.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   
Indian metallurgists   

Discovery
In 1863   
Before 1000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-8 %   
28
3 * 10-5 %   
11

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.0002 %   
10

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.01 %   
16

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
10

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
6

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