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Facts About Vanadium and Indium


Facts About Indium 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.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Andrés Manuel del Río   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
In 1801   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-4 %   
10
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~0.00004 %   
13
~0.0000004 %   
23

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 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   

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