Facts About Zinc and Platinum
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.
- Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
- Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists
Antonio de Ulloa
Discovery
Before 1000 BCE
In 1735
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %
11
5 * 10-7 %
19
Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %
10
~0.0000009 %
19
Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %
12
0.00 %
25
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %
16
0.00 %
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
10
Not Available
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
6
Not Available
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