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Facts About Zinc and Calcium


Facts About Calcium and Zinc


Facts

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.
  
  • Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
  • It is found in the compound state.
  • Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
In 1808   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %   
10
~0.007 %   
4

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %   
12
1.10 %   
4

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
16
5.00 %   
3

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
10
0.00 %   
5

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
6
1.40 %   
1

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