Facts About Iron and Ytterbium
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.
- Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
- Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Unknown
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Discovery
Before 5000 BC
In 1878
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available