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Facts About Zinc and Potassium


Facts About Potassium 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.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %   
11
3 * 10-4 %   
9

Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %   
10
~0.0004 %   
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %   
12
0.07 %   
9

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
16
1.50 %   
6

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
10
0.04 %   
3

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
6
0.20 %   
2

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