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Facts About Palladium and Niobium


Facts About Niobium and Palladium


Facts

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
  
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston   
Charles Hatchett   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1801   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000003 %   
24
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
35

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
25

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
34

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