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Facts About Potassium and Gold


Facts About Gold 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.
  
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1807   
Before 6000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
6 * 10-8 %   
26

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.0000001 %   
26

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 %   
21

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %   
2
0.00 %   
18

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