Facts About Manganese and Hafnium
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.
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By-product Zirconium Refining
Who Discovered
Johann Gottlieb Gahn
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
Discovery
In 1774
In 1922
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available