1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
- Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
- Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
- Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
1.2 Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa
Johan August Arfwedson
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %6 * 10-7 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %~0.00017 %
1E-08
0.1
1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
1.4.6 Abundance In Humans