Sodium+ Alexis


 * Element Name:** Sodium


 * Element Symbol:** Sodium, Na, 11


 * Atomic Mass:** 23[[image:SodiumAlexis.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number:** 11


 * Protons:** 11


 * Electrons:** 11


 * Discovery:** Humphry Davy in 1807


 * How it was named:** From the English word soda to the Latin word Sodanium


 * State of Matter:** Solid


 * Melting Point:** 97.72�C


 * Boiling Point:** 883�C


 * Characteristics:** When explosive or flamed, it turns bright yellow color. Soft, Silvery-white, Highly reactive metal.


 * Uses of element:** Used in opposition to potassiumions, also to allow transmission of nerve impulses. Used in the production of titanium, sodamide, and sodium cyanide.

It also is soluble for water.
 * Interesting Facts:** Sodium is the 6th most abundant element on Earth and it comprises 2.6% of the Earth's crust.

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