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Facts About Iron and Sodium


Facts About Sodium and Iron


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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