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Facts About Magnesium and Vanadium


Facts About Vanadium 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.
  
  • Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joseph Black   
Andrés Manuel del Río   

Discovery
In 1755   
In 1801   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-2 %   
2
1 * 10-4 %   
10

Abundance In Sun
~0.07 %   
2
~0.00004 %   
13

Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %   
2
0.01 %   
14

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.90 %   
4
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Oceans
0.13 %   
2
0.00 %   
14

Abundance In Humans
0.03 %   
4
0.00 %   
16

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