Sodium
By admin • Mar 17th, 2008 • Category: UncategorizedSODIUM
Sodium is a soft silvery reactive element belonging to the group I of the periodic table. It is characterised by
Atomic number 11
Relative atomic mass 22.9898
Relative density 0.97
Melting point 97.5OC
Boiling point 892OC
OCCURRENCE
Sodium basically occurs as NaCl in sea water, lakes and rocks. It also occurs as Chile saltpetre (NaNO2).
EXTRACTION
DOWN’S PROCESS
Sodium is mainly […]
