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Facts About Ruthenium and Tin


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Facts About Tin 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.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
  • Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1844   
Before 3500 BC   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000005 %   
22
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
26
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
26

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
13

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