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Facts About Platinum and Lithium


Facts About Lithium 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.
  
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa   
Johan August Arfwedson   

Discovery
In 1735   
In 1817   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
6 * 10-7 %   
18

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.00017 %   
11

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
25
0.00 %   
22

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

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
15

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
16

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