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Facts About Platinum and Cesium


Facts About Cesium 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.
  
Not Available   

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa   
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   

Discovery
In 1735   
In 1860   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
8 * 10-8 %   
24

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.0000008 %   
20

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
25
0.00 %   
38

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
35

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
17

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
17

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