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Facts About Lanthanum and Iron


Facts About Iron and Lanthanum


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Lanthanum metal is highly malleable, ductile and sectile.
  • If exposed to air Lanthanum metal oxidizes rapidly.
  
  • 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.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1838   
Before 5000 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.1 %   
1

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
32
22.00 %   
1

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
19
6.30 %   
2

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
29
0.00 %   
12

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.01 %   
5

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