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Facts About Ytterbium and Iron


Facts About Iron and Ytterbium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
  • Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
  
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1878   
Before 5000 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.1 %   
1

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
36
22.00 %   
1

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
33
6.30 %   
2

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
37
0.00 %   
12

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.01 %   
5

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