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Facts About Rhodium and Indium


Facts About Indium and Rhodium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
In 1804   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-8 %   
26
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
36
0.00 %   
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

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