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Facts About Potassium and Iron


Facts About Iron 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.
  
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1807   
Before 5000 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.1 %   
1

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %   
9
22.00 %   
1

Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %   
6
6.30 %   
2

Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %   
3
0.00 %   
12

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %   
2
0.01 %   
5

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