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Facts About Rhodium and Potassium


Facts About Potassium 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.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1804   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-8 %   
26
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
36
0.07 %   
9

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
1.50 %   
6

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.04 %   
3

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.20 %   
2

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