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Facts About Sodium and Nihonium


Facts About Nihonium 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).
  
Nihonium is a synthetic chemical element and is highly radioactive.  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining  
Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1807  
In 2003  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
7
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
6
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %  
6
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.30 %  
5
-  

Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %  
1
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.14 %  
4
-  

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