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Facts About Sodium and Iron


Facts About Iron 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).
  
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1807   
Before 5000 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-3 %   
6
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1

Abundance In Sun
~0.004 %   
6
~0.1 %   
1

Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %   
6
22.00 %   
1

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.30 %   
5
6.30 %   
2

Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %   
1
0.00 %   
12

Abundance In Humans
0.14 %   
3
0.01 %   
5

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