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Facts About Ruthenium and Nickel


Facts About Nickel 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.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • After iron, Zinc metal the second most abundant element in the earth crust.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus   
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt   

Discovery
In 1844   
In 1751   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-7 %   
20
6 * 10-3 %   
4

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000005 %   
22
~0.008 %   
3

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
26
1.30 %   
3

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.01 %   
15

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
13

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
14

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