Facts About Rhodium and Indium
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+
|
||
|
||
|
