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Facts About Sodium and Platinum


Facts About Platinum 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).
  
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining   
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Antonio de Ulloa   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1735   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-3 %   
6
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.004 %   
6
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %   
6
0.00 %   
25

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

Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %   
1
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.14 %   
3
Not Available   

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