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Facts About Potassium and Niobium


Facts About Niobium 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.
  
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Charles Hatchett   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1801   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %   
9
0.00 %   
35

Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %   
6
0.00 %   
25

Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %   
3
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %   
2
Not Available   

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