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Facts About Niobium and Magnesium


Facts About Magnesium and Niobium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  

Sources
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett   
Joseph Black   

Discovery
In 1801   
In 1755   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
6 * 10-2 %   
2

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.07 %   
2

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
35
12.00 %   
2

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
25
2.90 %   
4

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
0.13 %   
2

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.03 %   
4

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