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Facts About Zinc and Nickel


Facts About Nickel 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.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • After iron, Zinc metal the second most abundant element in the earth crust.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists   
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
In 1751   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %   
11
6 * 10-3 %   
4

Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %   
10
~0.008 %   
3

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %   
12
1.30 %   
3

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
16
0.01 %   
15

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
10
0.00 %   
13

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
6
0.00 %   
14

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