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Facts About Sodium and Gold


Facts About Gold 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).
  
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining   
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1807   
Before 6000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.004 %   
6
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %   
6
0.00 %   
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %   
1
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Humans
0.14 %   
3
0.00 %   
18

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