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Facts About Nickel and Ruthenium


Facts About Ruthenium 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.
  
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt   
Karl Ernst Claus   

Discovery
In 1751   
In 1844   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-3 %   
4
4 * 10-7 %   
20

Abundance In Sun
~0.008 %   
3
~0.0000005 %   
22

Abundance In Meteorites
1.30 %   
3
0.00 %   
26

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
15
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
13
0.00 %   
38

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
14
Not Available   

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