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Facts About Silver and Lead


Facts About Lead and Silver


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • It is the most reflective element.
  • Silver is the second most ductile metal after Gold.
  • It is also used in Dentistry as a dental alloys for clips and crowning.
  
  • Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
  • The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Ores of metals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Discovery
Before 5000 BC   
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-8 %   
26
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.000001 %   
18

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
26

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
19
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
8

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