Facts About Ruthenium and Gold
Interesting Facts
- Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
- Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
- It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
- It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
- Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus
Unknown
Discovery
In 1844
Before 6000 BCE
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available