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Zirconium was discovered by Martin Heinrich Klaproth in 1789.

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When zirconium joined the periodic table?

1869, after the Dimitri Mendeleev discovery.


Is Zirconium a Natural or Synthetic Element?

Zirconium is a natural element. According to wikipedia it was first chemically isolated by Berzelius in 1824.


Who first identified zirconium?

Zircnium was discovered first by Klaproth in 1789.


What was the color of zirconium when it was first discovered?

Zirconium was discovered by Martin Heinrich Klaproth, a German chemist, while analyzing the composition of the mineral zircon - ZrSiO4 in 1789. The color of natural zircon is sometimes silmilar to color of gold. The zirconium dioxide -ZrO2 is white. Zirconium metal (obtained by Berzelius in 1824) is similat to a steel.


Is zirconium a silver or lead?

Zirconium is an element - as are silver and lead. Therefore, zirconium is not silver nor lead and, conversely, silver is not zirconium, lead is not zirconium.


Does zirconium contain iron?

No. Zirconium is an element and so it contains only zirconium.


What is zirconium tube?

A metal tube/pipe made of zirconium or a zirconium alloy.


What is the reaction equation of the preparation of zirconium tetrachloride from zirconium carbide?

Zirconium tetrachloride is obtained by the chlorination of zirconium dioxide (not zirconium carbide).


Is zirconium a metalloid?

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What is zirconium's odor?

Zirconium has no odor.


What is the origin of the zirconium?

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Can you touch zirconium?

Of course, zirconium is not dangerous.