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Facts About Niobium and Vanadium


Facts About Vanadium and Niobium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
  • Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett   
Andrés Manuel del Río   

Discovery
In 1801   
In 1801   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
1 * 10-4 %   
10

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.00004 %   
13

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
35
0.01 %   
14

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
25
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
0.00 %   
14

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
16

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