Facts About Gold and Sodium
Interesting Facts
- It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
- It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
- Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
- 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, Mining, Ores of metals
By Electrolysis Process, Mining
Who Discovered
Unknown
Humphry Davy
Discovery
Before 6000 BCE
In 1807
Abundance In Earth's Crust