Sodium
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alkaline metallic element, symbol Na, atomic number 11.
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- Which brings me to a safety warning: Sodium is really rather dangerous.
- Sodium is a Group 1 element (or IA in older labelling styles).
- Sources Sodium is present in fair abundance in the sun and stars.
- From the commercial point of view, sodium is the most important of all the alkaline metals.
- "Unless consumers are aware that 1000 milligrams [1g] of sodium is equivalent to approximately 2500 milligrams [2.
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