Facts About Sodium and Rhodium
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).
- Rhodium is the rarest element out of all non-radioactive metals on the earth .
- Rhodium is one of the most durable and hard metal, which also have high reflectance.
Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
History
Who Discovered
Humphry Davy
William Hyde Wollaston
Discovery
In 1807
In 1804
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-3 %
6
6 * 10-8 %
26
Abundance In Sun
~0.004 %
6
~0.0000002 %
25
Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %
6
0.00 %
36
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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