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Facts About Potassium and Bismuth


Facts About Bismuth and Potassium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  
  • Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
  • It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Claude François Geoffroy   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1753   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
7 * 10-8 %   
25

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.000006 %   
14

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %   
9
0.00 %   
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %   
3
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %   
2
Not Available   

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