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Facts About Magnesium and Niobium


Facts About Niobium 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.
  
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joseph Black   
Charles Hatchett   

Discovery
In 1755   
In 1801   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-2 %   
2
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.07 %   
2
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %   
2
0.00 %   
35

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.90 %   
4
0.00 %   
25

Abundance In Oceans
0.13 %   
2
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Humans
0.03 %   
4
Not Available   

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