Facts About Lead and Calcium
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
- The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
- Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
- It is found in the compound state.
- Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Unknown
Humphry Davy
Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)
In 1808
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %
16
7 * 10-3 %
3
Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %
18
~0.007 %
4
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
23
1.10 %
4
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %
26
5.00 %
3
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
22
0.00 %
5
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
8
1.40 %
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