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Facts About Nickel and Hafnium


Facts About Hafnium and Nickel


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • After iron, Zinc metal the second most abundant element in the earth crust.
  
  • 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   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt   
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy   

Discovery
In 1751   
In 1922   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-3 %   
4
7 * 10-8 %   
25

Abundance In Sun
~0.008 %   
3
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
1.30 %   
3
0.00 %   
37

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
15
0.00 %   
31

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
13
0.00 %   
27

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
14
Not Available   

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