Facts About Iridium and Barium
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
- Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
- Barium oxidizes very easily in the air.
- All toxic compounds of Barium can easily dissolve in water.
- Barium carbonate is used to produce a Rat poison and its other compound Barium nitrate is used in fireworks to produce green color.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Discovery
In 1803
In 1772
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %
22
1 * 10-6 %
16
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %
25
~0.000001 %
18
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
29
0.00 %
20
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %
99+
0.03 %
11
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
0.00 %
8
Abundance In Humans
Not Available
0.00 %
12
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