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Facts About Sodium and Rhodium


Facts About Rhodium 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).
  
  • 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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