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).
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.
Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced
History
Who Discovered
Humphry Davy
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Discovery
In 1807
In 1982
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 %
0
22
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.30 %-
1E-37
8.1
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Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %-
0
1.1
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Abundance In Humans
0.14 %-
0
1.4
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