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Facts About Zinc and Rhodium


Facts About Rhodium 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.
  
  • Rhodium is the rarest element out of all non-radioactive metals on the earth .
  • Rhodium is one of the most durable and hard metal, which also have high reflectance.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists   
William Hyde Wollaston   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
In 1804   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %   
11
6 * 10-8 %   
26

Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %   
10
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %   
12
0.00 %   
36

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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