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Facts About Aluminium and Sodium


Facts About Sodium and Aluminium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  
  • At room temperature Sodium metal is very soft as it can be chopped down into pieces with butter knife.
  • The most common compound of Sodium is NaCl (Salt).
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   
By Electrolysis Process, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1825   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-3 %   
5
2 * 10-3 %   
6

Abundance In Sun
~0.006 %   
5
~0.004 %   
6

Abundance In Meteorites
0.91 %   
5
0.55 %   
6

Abundance In Earth's Crust
8.10 %   
1
2.30 %   
5

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
6
1.10 %   
1

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
10
0.14 %   
3

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