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Facts About Platinum and Barium


Facts About Barium and Platinum


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  
  • Barium oxidizes very easily in the air.
  • All toxic compounds of Barium can easily dissolve in water.
  • Barium carbonate is used to produce a Rat poison and its other compound Barium nitrate is used in fireworks to produce green color.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa   
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   

Discovery
In 1735   
In 1772   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.000001 %   
18

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
25
0.00 %   
20

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.03 %   
11

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
8

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
12

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