Sodium is an alkali metal in group IA of the periodic table with atomic number 11, an atomic weight of 22.99, and a density of 0.97 Mg/m 3. Its melting point is 97.8 C, and it boils at 892 C. The ...

Sodium, like most elements in the periodic table could be said to have a dual personality ... Whilst ones like H, N, C and O all seem perfectly logical, abbreviating sodium to Na seems ...