Facts About Zinc and Tin
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 Tin is ranked 49th.
- Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining
History
Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists
Unknown
Discovery
Before 1000 BCE
Before 3500 BC
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %
11
4 * 10-7 %
20
Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %
10
~0.0000009 %
19
Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %
12
0.00 %
24
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %
16
0.00 %
34
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
10
0.00 %
26
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
6
0.00 %
13
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