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Facts About Palladium and Cobalt


Facts About Cobalt and Palladium


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Interesting Facts
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
  
  • The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
  • Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
  • It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
  

Sources
Ores of metals   
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston   
Georg Brandt   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1732   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000003 %   
24
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.06 %   
10

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
20

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
17

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