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Facts About Vanadium and Gold


Facts About Gold 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.
  
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
  

Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Andrés Manuel del Río   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1801   
Before 6000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-4 %   
10
6 * 10-8 %   
26

Abundance In Sun
~0.00004 %   
13
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
14
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.02 %   
12
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
14
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
0.00 %   
18

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