Atomic Symbol for Sodium (& Cool facts: Sources, Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Some atom symbols are easy to figure out, some are not...

The only sure thing is that every atom has a symbol. But what is the atom whose symbol is Na?

The answer is Sodium (Na). However there is a lot of stuff about Sodium that people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Sodium Overview

Atomic Symbol

Na (Sodium)

Sources

Obtained by electrolysis of melted sodium chloride (salt), borax and cryolite.

Description

Soft silvery-white metal. Sixth most abundant element in the earth's crust. Burns in air with a brilliant white flame.

Name Origin

Medieval Latin: sodanum, (headache remedy); symbol from Latin natrium, (sodium carbonate).

State at 20 °C

solid

Uses

There are few uses for the pure metal, however its compounds are used in medicine, agriculture and photography. Sodium chloride (NaCl) is table salt. Liquid sodium is sometimes used to cool nuclear reactors.

Discovery

Discovered By: Sir Humphrey Davy

Year: 1807

Location: England

Atomic Number

11

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

22,989768

Learn more about the atomic mass.

Want to learn more details and data? Check my Elements Comprehensive List.

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