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Facts About Lithium and Gold


Facts About Gold and Lithium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1817   
Before 6000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-7 %   
18
6 * 10-8 %   
26

Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 %   
11
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
0.00 %   
18

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