Facts About Titanium and Hafnium
Interesting Facts
- The only metal which burns in Nitrogen is Titanium.
- Titanium is also known as corrosion resistant metal.
- 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
Who Discovered
W. Gregor & J. Berzelius
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
Discovery
In 1791
In 1922
Abundance In Earth's Crust