sodium
Meaning
- The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.
- Employing sodium.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsəʊ.dɪəm/
Etymology
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from soda + -ium.
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