Facts About Lead and Ruthenium
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.
- Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
- Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Unknown
Karl Ernst Claus
Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)
In 1844
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available