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Facts About Zinc and Indium


Facts About Indium 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.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %   
11
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %   
10
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %   
12
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
16
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
10
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
6
Not Available   

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