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Facts About Iron and Zinc


Facts About Zinc 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.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Indian metallurgists   

Discovery
Before 5000 BC   
Before 1000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1
3 * 10-5 %   
11

Abundance In Sun
~0.1 %   
1
~0.0002 %   
10

Abundance In Meteorites
22.00 %   
1
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
6.30 %   
2
0.01 %   
16

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
12
0.00 %   
10

Abundance In Humans
0.01 %   
5
0.00 %   
6

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