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Facts About Potassium and Copper


Facts About Copper 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.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Found in Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1807   
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
6 * 10-6 %   
12

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.00007 %   
12

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %   
9
0.01 %   
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %   
6
0.01 %   
17

Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %   
3
0.00 %   
8

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %   
2
0.00 %   
9

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