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What is Manganese and where it is found?

Answer 1

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Manganese (element #25, symbol Mn) is a gray-white metal with a pinkish tinge, and is very brittle, but hard. ... On Earth, manganese is never found as a free metal, but it is found in a number of minerals. The most important of these minerals is pyrolusite, the main ore mineral for manganese.

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Answer 2

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Manganese is an element in the periodic table having the atomic number 25. It is found in the earth's crust in the form of silicates oxides etc and it is mainly found in countries like Russia, Brazil, etc.

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Manganese is an element particularly a metal that is found in the earth crust. Its atomic number is 25 and it has metallic properties. It is generally not found in free state and is found in the form of silicates, oxides etc. Mist of the manganese producing countries are Russia, Brazil etc.

In India manganese is majorly found in the Indian Ocean floor and much of it has not been extracted yet. Manganese is very important metal because it is used as an alloy in making steel also it is resistant to corrosion and hence it has wide uses in industries. It us also required by human body as a micro-nutrient and is obtained by us through plants.