Facts About Barium and Sodium
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Barium oxidizes very easily in the air.
- All toxic compounds of Barium can easily dissolve in water.
- Barium carbonate is used to produce a Rat poison and its other compound Barium nitrate is used in fireworks to produce green color.
- 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
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By Electrolysis Process, Mining
History
Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Humphry Davy
Discovery
In 1772
In 1807
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %
16
2 * 10-3 %
6
Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %
18
~0.004 %
6
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
20
0.55 %
6
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.03 %
11
2.30 %
5
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
8
1.10 %
1
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
12
0.14 %
3
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