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Facts About Tin and Platinum


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Facts About Platinum and Tin


Facts

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.
  
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Antonio de Ulloa   

Discovery
Before 3500 BC   
In 1735   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-7 %   
20
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
24
0.00 %   
25

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
26
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
13
Not Available   

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