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Facts About Magnesium and Copper


Facts About Copper 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.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   
Found in Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joseph Black   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1755   
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-2 %   
2
6 * 10-6 %   
12

Abundance In Sun
~0.07 %   
2
~0.00007 %   
12

Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %   
2
0.01 %   
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.90 %   
4
0.01 %   
17

Abundance In Oceans
0.13 %   
2
0.00 %   
8

Abundance In Humans
0.03 %   
4
0.00 %   
9

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