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Facts About Cerium and Sodium


Facts About Sodium and Cerium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Cerium is a rare earth metal but still it is not rare at all.
  • It’s non-toxic compound Cerium sulfide has a rich red color and it is used as a pigment.
  • Cerium metal is also used in Flat screen TVs, light bulb, floodlights, etc.
  
  • 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
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
2 * 10-3 %   
6

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.004 %   
6

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
27
0.55 %   
6

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
18
2.30 %   
5

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
33
1.10 %   
1

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.14 %   
3

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