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Facts About Yttrium and Zinc


Facts About Zinc and Yttrium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Yttrium Metal is highly toxic.
  • Yttrium Metal is highly reactive in nature hence not found free in nature.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan Gadolin   
Indian metallurgists   

Discovery
In 1794   
Before 1000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-7 %   
17
3 * 10-5 %   
11

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0002 %   
10

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
21
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
22
0.01 %   
16

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
25
0.00 %   
10

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
6

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