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Facts About Potassium and Tin


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Facts About Tin 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.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
  • Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1807   
Before 3500 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
4 * 10-7 %   
20

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %   
9
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %   
6
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %   
3
0.00 %   
26

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %   
2
0.00 %   
13

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