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Facts About Uranium and Potassium


Facts About Potassium 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.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.07 %   
9

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
1.50 %   
6

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
11
0.04 %   
3

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.20 %   
2

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