1 Facts
1.1 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.
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
1.2 Sources
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining
By-product Zirconium Refining
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Joseph Black
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-2 %7 * 10-8 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.3 Abundance In Sun
~0.07 %~0.0000001 %
1E-08
0.1
1.4.5 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.8 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.5.1 Abundance In Oceans
1.2.1 Abundance In Humans