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Facts About Iron and Potassium


Facts About Potassium 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.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
Before 5000 BC   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.1 %   
1
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
22.00 %   
1
0.07 %   
9

Abundance In Earth's Crust
6.30 %   
2
1.50 %   
6

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
12
0.04 %   
3

Abundance In Humans
0.01 %   
5
0.20 %   
2

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