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Facts About Potassium and Rhodium


Facts About Rhodium 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.
  
  • Rhodium is the rarest element out of all non-radioactive metals on the earth .
  • Rhodium is one of the most durable and hard metal, which also have high reflectance.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
William Hyde Wollaston   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1804   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %   
9
0.00 %   
36

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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