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Facts About Lithium and Platinum


Facts About Platinum 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.
  
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson   
Antonio de Ulloa   

Discovery
In 1817   
In 1735   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-7 %   
18
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 %   
11
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
25

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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