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Facts About Lead and Potassium


Facts About Potassium and Lead


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.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Humphry Davy  

Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)  
In 1807  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
23
0.07 %  
9

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
26
1.50 %  
6

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
22
0.04 %  
3

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
9
0.20 %  
3

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