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Facts About Manganese and Potassium


Facts About Potassium 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.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johann Gottlieb Gahn   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1774   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-4 %   
8
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.001 %   
8
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.27 %   
8
0.07 %   
9

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.11 %   
8
1.50 %   
6

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
13
0.04 %   
3

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
13
0.20 %   
2

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