Facts About Zinc and Zirconium
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.
- Zirconium metal can resist to weak acids.
- Zirconium metal reacts with oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
Discovery
Before 1000 BCE
In 1789
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %
11
5 * 10-6 %
13
Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %
10
~0.000004 %
16
Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %
12
0.00 %
17
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %
16
0.01 %
14
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
10
0.00 %
23
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
6
0.00 %
15
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