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Facts About Sodium and Vanadium


Facts About Vanadium 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).
  
  • Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining   
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Andrés Manuel del Río   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1801   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-3 %   
6
1 * 10-4 %   
10

Abundance In Sun
~0.004 %   
6
~0.00004 %   
13

Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %   
6
0.01 %   
14

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.30 %   
5
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %   
1
0.00 %   
14

Abundance In Humans
0.14 %   
3
0.00 %   
16

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