Facts About Iron and Iridium
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.
- Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
- Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Unknown
Smithson Tennant
Discovery
Before 5000 BC
In 1803
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
1.1 * 10-1 %
1
2 * 10-7 %
22
Abundance In Sun
~0.1 %
1
~0.0000002 %
25
Abundance In Meteorites
22.00 %
1
0.00 %
29
Abundance In Earth's Crust
6.30 %
2
0.00 %
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
12
Not Available
Abundance In Humans
0.01 %
5
Not Available
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