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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  
-  

Discovery
In 1807  
Before 5000 BC  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
10
0.11 %  
1

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
9
0.10 %  
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 %  
3
0.01 %  
6

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