Facts About Iron and Cerium
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.
- Cerium is a rare earth metal but still it is not rare at all.
- It’s non-toxic compound Cerium sulfide has a rich red color and it is used as a pigment.
- Cerium metal is also used in Flat screen TVs, light bulb, floodlights, etc.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Unknown
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger
Discovery
Before 5000 BC
In 1803
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
1.1 * 10-1 %
1
1 * 10-6 %
16
Abundance In Sun
~0.1 %
1
~0.0000004 %
23
Abundance In Meteorites
22.00 %
1
0.00 %
27
Abundance In Earth's Crust
6.30 %
2
0.01 %
18
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
12
0.00 %
33
Abundance In Humans
0.01 %
5
Not Available
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