SODIUM

NAMED AFTER

• From the english word soda
• From the medivail latin word sodanum
• The symnol comes from latin word natrium

11atomic number
Na symbol
22.990 atomic mass
Sodium name

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DIFFERENT TYPES

• table salt (NaCl)
• soda ash (Na2CO3),
• baking soda (NaHCO3),
• caustic soda (NaOH)

ABOUT SODIUM

• Sir Humphry Davy in 1807
• comprises about 2.6% of the earth's crust
• sixth most abundant element on earth