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Facts About Niobium and Potassium


Facts About Potassium and Niobium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  

Sources
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1801   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
35
0.07 %   
9

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
25
1.50 %   
6

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
0.04 %   
3

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.20 %   
2

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