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| − | {{Element | name=Sodium | symbol=Na | anumber=11 | amass=22.99 amu | | + | {{Element | name=Sodium | symbol=Na | anumber=11 | amass=22.99 amu | state=solid | class=Alkali metal | cstructure=Body-Centered Cubic | color=Silver | date=1807 | discname=[[Davy, Sir Humphrey ]] | origname=From the Latin ''Natrium'' | uses=important biological role, and used in numerous industrial processes | obtained=halite, trona }} |
'''Sodium''' is an element<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref>in the Alkali metals class of the periodic table. It is so chemically active that it is never found free (in elemental form) in nature. In its elemental form, it reacts violently with water, forming sodium hydroxide and [[hydrogen]] gas. | '''Sodium''' is an element<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref>in the Alkali metals class of the periodic table. It is so chemically active that it is never found free (in elemental form) in nature. In its elemental form, it reacts violently with water, forming sodium hydroxide and [[hydrogen]] gas. | ||
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Revision as of 16:37, May 30, 2007
| Sodium | |
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| Properties | |
| Atomic symbol | Na |
| Atomic number | 11 |
| Classification | Alkali metal |
| Atomic mass | 22.99 amu |
| Other Information | |
| Date of discovery | 1807 |
| Name of discoverer | Davy, Sir Humphrey |
| Name origin | From the Latin Natrium |
| Uses | important biological role, and used in numerous industrial processes |
| Obtained from | halite, trona |
Sodium is an element[1]in the Alkali metals class of the periodic table. It is so chemically active that it is never found free (in elemental form) in nature. In its elemental form, it reacts violently with water, forming sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas.
Its existence as salt (sodium chloride), "soda ash" or "mineral alkali" (sodium carbonate), lye or "caustic soda" (sodium hydroxide), etc., had long been known, but it was not isolated as an element until 1807, by Sir Humphrey Davy.
References
- ↑ Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Physical Science. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000