Facts About Iron and Manganese
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.
- Manganese is an essential trace element in all forms of life.
- Manganese metal oxidizes very easily, but it does not fuse that easily.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Unknown
Johann Gottlieb Gahn
Discovery
Before 5000 BC
In 1774
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
1.1 * 10-1 %
1
8 * 10-4 %
8
Abundance In Sun
~0.1 %
1
~0.001 %
8
Abundance In Meteorites
22.00 %
1
0.27 %
8
Abundance In Earth's Crust
6.30 %
2
0.11 %
8
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
12
0.00 %
13
Abundance In Humans
0.01 %
5
0.00 %
13
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