Facts About Iron and Ruthenium
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.
- Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
- Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Unknown
Karl Ernst Claus
Discovery
Before 5000 BC
In 1844
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available