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Facts About Sodium and Protactinium


Facts About Protactinium 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).
  
  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining  
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy  
William Crookes  

Discovery
In 1807  
In 1900  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
7
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
6
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %  
6
-  

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

Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %  
1
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.14 %  
4
0.00 %  
24

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