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Facts About Manganese and Copper


Facts About Copper and Manganese


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Manganese is an essential trace element in all forms of life.
  • Manganese metal oxidizes very easily, but it does not fuse that easily.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johann Gottlieb Gahn   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1774   
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-4 %   
8
6 * 10-6 %   
12

Abundance In Sun
~0.001 %   
8
~0.00007 %   
12

Abundance In Meteorites
0.27 %   
8
0.01 %   
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.11 %   
8
0.01 %   
17

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
13
0.00 %   
8

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
13
0.00 %   
9

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