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Facts About Mercury and Iron


Facts About Iron and Mercury


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
  
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ancient Chinese and Indians   
Unknown   

Discovery
Before 2000 BCE   
Before 5000 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.1 %   
1

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
22.00 %   
1

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.05 %   
9
6.30 %   
2

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
12

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.01 %   
5

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