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Facts About Zinc and Chromium


Facts About Chromium 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.
  
  • Chromium is highly reactive, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Ores of Chromites mineral are the major source of Chromium metal.
  • Almost 90% leather tanning is done with the help of chromium.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists   
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
In Between 1797 - 1798   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %   
11
1.5 * 10-3 %   
7

Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %   
10
~0.002 %   
7

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %   
12
0.30 %   
7

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
16
0.01 %   
13

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
10
0.00 %   
16

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
6
0.00 %   
16

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