Interesting Facts
- 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).
Actinium glows in the dark due to its radioactivity.
Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
History
Who Discovered
Humphry Davy
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Discovery
In 1807
In 1902
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
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0.11
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Abundance In Sun
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0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %0.00 %
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22
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.30 %0.00 %
1E-37
8.1
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Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %0.00 %
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1.1
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Abundance In Humans
0.14 %0.00 %
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1.4
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