Sodium
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Symbol
Cobustible and also found in salt.
Atomic Number
Group 1 & in Period 3
Atomic Weight
22.990
Also includes protons and electrons.
Color
silvery white
Classification
Metallic
History
- Discovered by Sir Humprey Davy
- There was no difference between sodium and potassium in 18th century
- Chemists did not identify that "vegetable alkali" and "mineral alkali had differences between each other
- Sodium had been isolated in 1807
- Has an alchemical symbol
Description
silver-white, metallic element that oxidizes rapidly in moist air, occurring in nature only in the combined state
Uses and Properties
-used in lamps
-glass
-soap
PROPERTIES
Values for any individual human will depend very much upon that individual's local environment.
Interesting Facts
Sodium is never found as the free element
Sodium metal is a big fire hazard
It occurs in many other minerals such as...
(sodium borax), sodium carbonate (soda), sodium nitrate (Chile saltpetre). and sodium sulphate (thenardite).
Heart disease patients should not consume sodium
Biology in humans
A persons diet has to have a balanced amount of sodium.
Geology ( in the universe)
Abundances for sodium in a number of different environments.