Facts About Osmium and Iron
Facts
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.
- Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
- The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant
Unknown
Discovery
In 1803
Before 5000 BC
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-7 %
21
1.1 * 10-1 %
1
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %
25
~0.1 %
1
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
28
22.00 %
1
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %
99+
6.30 %
2
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
0.00 %
12
Abundance In Humans
Not Available
0.01 %
5
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