Facts About Osmium and Aluminium
Interesting Facts
- Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
- But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
- Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
- Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
- It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant
Hans Christian Oersted
Discovery
In 1803
In 1825
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
Abundance In Humans
Not Available