Sodium (Na) By: erben
What is Sodium?
- Important mineral for the human body
- Table salt
- High Blood Pressure or Kidney Damage
- 3.1 mg/ml-3.4 mg/ml
Uses of Sodium
- Soft Metal
- Loses color when in air
- Table Salt and Food
- De-ice road
- Water Softener
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What happened?
- Sodium = Highly Reactive (Alkali Metal)
- It reacts quickly with water
- Forms a solution of Sodium Hydroxide and Hydrogen gas
- The reaction is exothermic (accompanied by heat)
History of sodium
- Sodium was found by Sir Humphry Davy
- England
- 1807
- From the word Soda
- Na stands for Natrium
- Until the 18th centrury, nobody saw a differnce between Potassium and Sodium
- The differnce is that Sodium is denser than Potassium, and less reactive
Interisting Facts
Citations:
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"10 Interesting Facts about the Element Sodium." About.com Education. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2016.
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