Facts About Zinc and Sodium
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
- The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
- 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, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By Electrolysis Process, Mining
History
Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists
Humphry Davy
Discovery
Before 1000 BCE
In 1807
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %
11
2 * 10-3 %
6
Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %
10
~0.004 %
6
Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %
12
0.55 %
6
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %
16
2.30 %
5
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
10
1.10 %
1
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
6
0.14 %
3
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