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Facts About Sodium and Terbium


Facts About Terbium 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).
  
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-3 %   
6
5 * 10-8 %   
27

Abundance In Sun
~0.004 %   
6
~0.00000001 %   
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %   
6
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.30 %   
5
0.00 %   
40

Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %   
1
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.14 %   
3
Not Available   

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