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Facts About Iron and Iridium


Facts About Iridium 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.
  
  • 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
-  
Smithson Tennant  

Discovery
Before 5000 BC  
In 1803  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.11 %  
1
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
0.10 %  
1
0.00 %  
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
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.01 %  
6
0.00 %  
24

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