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Facts About Niobium and Calcium


Facts About Calcium and Niobium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
  • Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
  • It is found in the compound state.
  • Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
  

Sources
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1801   
In 1808   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
7 * 10-3 %   
3

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.007 %   
4

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
35
1.10 %   
4

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
25
5.00 %   
3

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
0.00 %   
5

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
1.40 %   
1

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