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Facts About Rhodium and Sodium


Facts About Sodium and Rhodium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Rhodium is the rarest element out of all non-radioactive metals on the earth .
  • Rhodium is one of the most durable and hard metal, which also have high reflectance.
  
  • 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 As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   
By Electrolysis Process, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1804   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-8 %   
26
2 * 10-3 %   
6

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.004 %   
6

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
36
0.55 %   
6

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
2.30 %   
5

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
1.10 %   
1

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.14 %   
3

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