Home
Compare Metals


Facts About Ruthenium and Manganese


Facts About Manganese and Ruthenium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  
  • Manganese is an essential trace element in all forms of life.
  • Manganese metal oxidizes very easily, but it does not fuse that easily.
  

Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus   
Johann Gottlieb Gahn   

Discovery
In 1844   
In 1774   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-7 %   
20
8 * 10-4 %   
8

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000005 %   
22
~0.001 %   
8

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
26
0.27 %   
8

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.11 %   
8

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
13

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
13

Uses >>
<< Periodic Table

Compare Transition Metals

Transition Metals

Transition Metals

» More Transition Metals

Compare Transition Metals

» More Compare Transition Metals