Facts About Iron and Sodium
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
- The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
- 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
By Electrolysis Process, Mining
History
Who Discovered
Unknown
Humphry Davy
Discovery
Before 5000 BC
In 1807
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
1.1 * 10-1 %
1
2 * 10-3 %
6
Abundance In Sun
~0.1 %
1
~0.004 %
6
Abundance In Meteorites
22.00 %
1
0.55 %
6
Abundance In Earth's Crust
6.30 %
2
2.30 %
5
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
12
1.10 %
1
Abundance In Humans
0.01 %
5
0.14 %
3
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