sodium
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[edit] English
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Na | Previous: neon (Ne) |
| Next: magnesium (Mg) | |
[edit] Etymology
Coined by Humphry Davy in 1807, from soda.
[edit] Pronunciation
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audio (US) (file) - (RP) IPA: /ˈsəʊdɪəm/, SAMPA: /"s@UdI@m/
- (US) enPR: sōʹdē-əm, IPA: /ˈsoʊdiəm/, SAMPA: /"soUdi@m/
- Rhymes: -əʊdiəm
[edit] Noun
sodium (uncountable)
- A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature, and a chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.98977.
[edit] Synonyms
- natrium (rare)
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun sodium
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
a reactive metal
[edit] External links
For etymology and more information refer to: http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/element.php?sym=Na (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author, who has spent a tremendous effort to get them encoded in Unicode)
[edit] See also
[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
sodium m. (usually uncountable)