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Facts About Zinc and Terbium


Facts About Terbium 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.
  
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %   
11
5 * 10-8 %   
27

Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %   
10
~0.00000001 %   
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %   
12
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
16
0.00 %   
40

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
10
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
6
Not Available   

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