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Facts About Uranium and Sodium


Facts About Sodium and Uranium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  
  • 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).
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By Electrolysis Process, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1807   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
2 * 10-3 %   
6

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.004 %   
6

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.55 %   
6

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
2.30 %   
5

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
11
1.10 %   
1

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.14 %   
3

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