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Facts About Rhenium and Iridium


Facts About Iridium and Rhenium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Masataka Ogawa   
Smithson Tennant   

Discovery
In 1908   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
29

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
Not Available   

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