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Facts About Uranium and Aluminium


Facts About Aluminium and Uranium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Hans Christian Oersted   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1825   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
5 * 10-3 %   
5

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.006 %   
5

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.91 %   
5

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
8.10 %   
1

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
11
0.00 %   
6

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
10

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