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Facts About Platinum and Potassium


Facts About Potassium 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.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1735   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
25
0.07 %   
9

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
1.50 %   
6

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.04 %   
3

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.20 %   
2

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