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Facts About Iron and Erbium


Facts About Erbium 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.
  
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals   
Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
Before 5000 BC   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.1 %   
1
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
22.00 %   
1
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
6.30 %   
2
0.00 %   
32

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
12
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Humans
0.01 %   
5
Not Available   

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