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Facts About Manganese and Sodium


Facts About Sodium and Manganese


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Manganese is an essential trace element in all forms of life.
  • Manganese metal oxidizes very easily, but it does not fuse that easily.
  
  • 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
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johann Gottlieb Gahn   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1774   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-4 %   
8
2 * 10-3 %   
6

Abundance In Sun
~0.001 %   
8
~0.004 %   
6

Abundance In Meteorites
0.27 %   
8
0.55 %   
6

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.11 %   
8
2.30 %   
5

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
13
1.10 %   
1

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
13
0.14 %   
3

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