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Facts About Iron and Calcium


Facts About Calcium and Iron


Facts

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.
  
  • Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
  • It is found in the compound state.
  • Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
Before 5000 BC   
In 1808   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1
7 * 10-3 %   
3

Abundance In Sun
~0.1 %   
1
~0.007 %   
4

Abundance In Meteorites
22.00 %   
1
1.10 %   
4

Abundance In Earth's Crust
6.30 %   
2
5.00 %   
3

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
12
0.00 %   
5

Abundance In Humans
0.01 %   
5
1.40 %   
1

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