Sodium

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**Sodium by kate and __ashley__**



Sodium was discovered by Sir Humphry Davy in 1806 in England. It original name was soda.

Soduim is one of the cheapest elements out there it is olny worth $.15- $.25 a poound.

Now it is time to get down to the basics. It's symbol is NA. it's atomis number is 11 and it's atomic mass is 22.98977. Sodium has the same number of protons and electrons,11 but it has 12 neutrons. Sodium's classafacation is metal it is apart of the Alkaki metal family. It's normal fase is solid and it's melting piont is 97.72. last but not least it's boling pont is 883.

__**Definition of sodium a soft light extremly mallable silver white mattalic element that reacts exposivly with water is nattraly abundant in combined forms espeisillyi n commen salt and is used in the production of a wide variety of indrustlastion important compuonds.**__

sir humphry davy was born on dec. 17 1778. he was born in penzance, corn wall, england. he died on may 29 1829. he died in geneva switerland. the cause of the death was heart failure.

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 * soda was named after sodium
 * sodium was discovered in england
 * there is more sodium in a cup of chirros than a bag of ruffels
 * We need sodium to be alive but very little
 * Salt is the common name for sodium chlorine
 * sodium is also abundant in stars
 * sodium is cobined with falty acids to make soup
 * At room temp. sodium is soft enof to cut with a knife
 * Sodium is used in street lights
 * sodium is the fourth most abundent element and makes up amost 2.6% of the earth's crust
 * i was walking and a kid threw sodium cloride in my face. i said," t hope you know this is *'sault
 * //**A chemistry teacher was berating the students for not learning the Periodic Table of the Elements. She said "Why when I was your age I knew both their names and weights." One kid popped**// //**up, "Yeah, but teach, there were so few of them back then.”**//
 * sodium in foods
 * lucky charms- 210mg
 * coco puffs- 130mg
 * fruity pebbles- 158mg
 * cheerios- 190mg
 * specail k red berries- 220mg
 * frosted flacks- 143mg
 * starbucks moacha frappaccino- 160mg
 * can of coke- 49mg
 * 4packets of ketchups- 440 mg
 * honey nut cherrios- 204
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