Facts About Zinc and Bismuth
Interesting Facts
- 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.
  
- Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
- It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists
  
Claude François Geoffroy
  
Discovery
Before 1000 BCE
  
In 1753
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.000006 %
  
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available