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Facts About Sodium and Actinium


Facts About Actinium and Sodium


Facts

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).
  
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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
2 * 10-3 %   
6
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Abundance In Sun
~0.004 %   
6
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %   
6
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.30 %   
5
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Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %   
1
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Abundance In Humans
0.14 %   
3
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