Hawaii is the largest island in the United States with 4,021 square miles [10,414 square kilometers] , but is not the largest island in the world. 11 people found this useful. Edit. Share to: 1  A Brief History of the Newspaper Industry A newspaper is defined simply as a regular publication with a wide variety of news.
Discovery of Zirconium. Precious stones containing zirconium, such as hyacinth and zircon, have been used as decorations since ancient times. Zirconium was first recognized as an element by Martin Heinrich Klaproth in 1789, in Berlin, in a sample of zircon (zirconium silicate) from Sri Lanka. His analysis of the mineralâs composition showed: 25% silica; 0.5% iron oxide; 70% new oxide. He called the new oxide âZirconerde.â (2)
Discovery of Iridium. Iridium was discovered in 1803, by English chemist Smithson Tennant in London. He found it in the residue left when crude platinum had been dissolved in aqua regia (a mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid). Smithson Tennant also discovered osmium at the same time.ource: Iridium is found in natural alloys with platinum and osmium in alluvial deposits. Commercially, iridium is recovered as a by-product from the nickel mining industry. Isotopes: Iridium has 34 isotopes whose half-lives are known, with mass numbers from 165 to 198.