Facts About Sodium and Ruthenium
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).
- Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
- Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Humphry Davy
Karl Ernst Claus
Discovery
In 1807
In 1844
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available