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Facts About Potassium and Gallium


Facts About Gallium 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.
  
  • A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
  • Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1875   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.000004 %   
16

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %   
9
0.00 %   
16

Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %   
6
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %   
3
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %   
2
Not Available   

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