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Facts About Lead and Tungsten


Facts About Tungsten 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.
  
  • Tungsten element has the second highest melting point.
  • Pure tungsten can easily cut down with the help of hacksaw.
  

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   
Not Available   

Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)   
In 1781   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
5 * 10-8 %   
27

Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %   
18
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
23
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
26
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
18

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
8
Not Available   

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