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Facts About Vanadium and Copper


Facts About Copper and Vanadium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  

Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Andrés Manuel del Río   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1801   
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-4 %   
10
6 * 10-6 %   
12

Abundance In Sun
~0.00004 %   
13
~0.00007 %   
12

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
14
0.01 %   
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.02 %   
12
0.01 %   
17

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
14
0.00 %   
8

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
0.00 %   
9

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