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Facts About Lawrencium and Sodium


Facts About Sodium and Lawrencium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • It is synthetically produced metal.
  • Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
  
  • 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
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining   
By Electrolysis Process, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1961–1971   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
2 * 10-3 %   
6

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.004 %   
6

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.55 %   
6

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
2.30 %   
5

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
1.10 %   
1

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.14 %   
3

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