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Facts About Platinum and Indium


Facts About Indium 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.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
In 1735   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
25
0.00 %   
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

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