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Facts About Zinc and Lithium


Facts About Lithium 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.
  
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists   
Johan August Arfwedson   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
In 1817   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %   
11
6 * 10-7 %   
18

Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %   
10
~0.00017 %   
11

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %   
12
0.00 %   
22

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
10
0.00 %   
15

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
6
0.00 %   
16

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