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Facts About Zinc and Tin


Tin
Facts About Tin 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 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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