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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
-  
Humphry Davy  

Discovery
Before 5000 BC  
In 1807  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.11 %  
1
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Sun
0.10 %  
1
0.00 %  
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 %  
6
0.20 %  
3

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