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Facts About Lithium and Iridium


Facts About Iridium 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.
  
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson   
Smithson Tennant   

Discovery
In 1817   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-7 %   
18
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 %   
11
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
29

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   

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