Facts About Zinc and Copper
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.
- Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
- Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists
Unknown
Discovery
Before 1000 BCE
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %
11
6 * 10-6 %
12
Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %
10
~0.00007 %
12
Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %
12
0.01 %
13
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %
16
0.01 %
17
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
10
0.00 %
8
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
6
0.00 %
9
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