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Facts About Gallium and Sodium


Facts About Sodium and Gallium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
  • Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
  
  • 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
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1875   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.004 %   
6

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
16
0.55 %   
6

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
24
2.30 %   
5

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
22
1.10 %   
1

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.14 %   
3

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