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Facts About Vanadium and Rhodium


Facts About Rhodium 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.
  
  • Rhodium is the rarest element out of all non-radioactive metals on the earth .
  • Rhodium is one of the most durable and hard metal, which also have high reflectance.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Andrés Manuel del Río   
William Hyde Wollaston   

Discovery
In 1801   
In 1804   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.00004 %   
13
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
14
0.00 %   
36

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
14
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   

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