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Facts About Potassium and Scandium


Facts About Scandium 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.
  
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Lars Fredrik Nilson   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
3 * 10-6 %   
15

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.000004 %   
16

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %   
9
0.00 %   
18

Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %   
6
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %   
3
0.00 %   
32

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %   
2
Not Available   

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