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Facts About Magnesium and Platinum


Facts About Platinum 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.
  
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joseph Black   
Antonio de Ulloa   

Discovery
In 1755   
In 1735   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-2 %   
2
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.07 %   
2
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %   
2
0.00 %   
25

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.90 %   
4
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.13 %   
2
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.03 %   
4
Not Available   

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