1 Facts
1.1 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.
- Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
- Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
1.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston
Charles Hatchett
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-8 %2 * 10-7 %
5E-09
0.11
1.5.1 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %~0.0000004 %
1E-08
0.1
1.6.1 Abundance In Meteorites
1.8.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.9.1 Abundance In Oceans
1.9.2 Abundance In Humans