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Facts About Magnesium and Cobalt


Facts About Cobalt and Magnesium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  
  • The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
  • Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
  • It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joseph Black   
Georg Brandt   

Discovery
In 1755   
In 1732   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-2 %   
2
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.07 %   
2
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %   
2
0.06 %   
10

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.90 %   
4
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Oceans
0.13 %   
2
0.00 %   
20

Abundance In Humans
0.03 %   
4
0.00 %   
17

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