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Facts About Zinc and Gallium


Facts About Gallium 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.
  
  • A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
  • Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
  

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   
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
In 1875   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %   
11
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %   
10
~0.000004 %   
16

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %   
12
0.00 %   
16

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
16
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
10
0.00 %   
22

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
6
Not Available   

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