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Facts About Iridium and Aluminium


Facts About Aluminium and Iridium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant   
Hans Christian Oersted   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1825   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
5 * 10-3 %   
5

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.006 %   
5

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
29
0.91 %   
5

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
8.10 %   
1

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
6

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
10

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