Facts About Iron and Cadmium
Interesting Facts
- Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
- The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
- Naturally occurring minor elements include Cadmium.
- Cadmium is released into atmosphere to control volcanic eruption and forest fires.
- It is used for electroplating of Steel for corrosion resistance.
- It can absorb neutrons and used in nuclear reactor to control atomic fission.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Unknown
Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer
Discovery
Before 5000 BC
In 1817
Abundance In Earth's Crust