Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
By-product Zirconium Refining
History
Who Discovered
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Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
Discovery
Before 3500 BC
In 1922
Abundance
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0.11
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Abundance In Sun
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0.1
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22
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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1E-37
8.1
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1.1
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1.4
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