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.
- Compounds of Thallium metal are highly Toxic.
- Thallium metal is being suspected as a human carcinogen.
1.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Found As a By-product, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston
William Crookes
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-8 %5 * 10-9 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.3 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %~0.0000001 %
1E-08
0.1
1.4.5 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.7 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.4.10 Abundance In Oceans
1.4.12 Abundance In Humans