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Facts About Lithium and Zinc


Facts About Zinc 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.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson   
Indian metallurgists   

Discovery
In 1817   
Before 1000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-7 %   
18
3 * 10-5 %   
11

Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 %   
11
~0.0002 %   
10

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
22
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.01 %   
16

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
10

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
0.00 %   
6

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