Facts About Sodium and Zirconium
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).
- Zirconium metal can resist to weak acids.
- Zirconium metal reacts with oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere.
Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Humphry Davy
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
Discovery
In 1807
In 1789
Abundance In Earth's Crust