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Facts About Potassium and Platinum


Facts About Platinum 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.
  
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Antonio de Ulloa   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1735   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %   
9
0.00 %   
25

Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %   
6
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %   
3
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %   
2
Not Available   

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