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Facts About Platinum and Tin


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Facts About Tin 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 Tin is ranked 49th.
  • Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1735   
Before 3500 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
4 * 10-7 %   
20

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
25
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
26

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
13

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