A Look at Sodium and Its Uses (258 words, 2 pages)
Sodium is a highly reactive, silvery white, extremely soft metal element.The atomic number of sodium is 11 and the atomic symbol is Na. It wasdiscovered in 1807 by British chemist Sir Humphry Davy.Until the 18th century, scientists could not tell the difference betweenpotassium and sodium. Eventually a distinction was made ...
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