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Facts About Rhenium and Platinum


Facts About Platinum and Rhenium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  
  • 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, Ores of Minerals   
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Masataka Ogawa   
Antonio de Ulloa   

Discovery
In 1908   
In 1735   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
25

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
Not Available   

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