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Facts About Magnesium and Gallium


Facts About Gallium 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.
  
  • A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
  • Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joseph Black   
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   

Discovery
In 1755   
In 1875   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-2 %   
2
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.07 %   
2
~0.000004 %   
16

Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %   
2
0.00 %   
16

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.90 %   
4
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Oceans
0.13 %   
2
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Humans
0.03 %   
4
Not Available   

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