I-sodium yi-alkali metal enamandla kakhulu esebenza kakuhle ebalulekileyo kumsebenzi we-nerve kwaye ifumaneka kwi-table salt eqhelekileyo.
Iimpawu Zobuchopho
| Ii-atom | 22.99 u |
| Uxinano | 0.971 g/cm³ |
| Incopho yokubila: | 370.87 K |
| Incopho yokubila: | 1156.0 K |
| Ukubonakala | I-silvery-white metallic |
| I-State at Room Temp | I-Solid |
Iimpawu zekhemikhali
| Electronegativity | 0.93 (I-Polygon) |
| I-Ionization Energy | 495.8 kJ/mol |
| Electronegativity: | 52.8 kJ/mol |
| Iindawo zokuthambisa | -1, +1 |
Iimpahla zephetshana elichazayo:
| Uqwalaselo lwe Electron | [Ne] 3s1 |
| Atomic radius: | 186.0 pm |
| I-Covalent Radius | 166.0 pm |
| I-Van der Waals Radius | 227.0 pm |
Ukufumana kwakhona
| Ifunyenwe Ngu | Humphry Davy |
| Unyaka Wophando | 1807 |
| Indawo | London, England |
| Igama Elilandelayo | Isingesi'soda'; isimbo Na ukusuka kwisiLatini 'natrium' |
I-About Sodium
I-sodium ilula, imhlophe emhlophe, i-metallic enamandla kakhulu. I-sodium yinxalenye yesithandathu eninzi kakhulu kwi-crust yehlabathi. I-sodium iion ibalulekile kuthutho lwe-signal ye-nerve kunye nokuxinana kwamathambo. Yazilwa kuqala nguHumphry Davy nge-electrolysis ye-sodium hydroxide.
Iinkqubo
I-table salt (NaCl), ukukhanya kwendlela, ukuveliswa kwesopha, ukunciphisa umkhenkce kwiindlela, i-baking soda, kunye nokufudumeza kwi-nuclear reactors.
Inyathelo 1:
I-sodium isebenza ngokuxhaphakileyo ngamanzi ukuba ingaphucuka, kodwa i-sodium ion ibalulekile ngokupheleleyo kukuphila komuntu.
I-Isotopes
| Inani le-Mass | Uninzi | Ixesha eliphakathi | Iqinile |
| 23 | 1.0% | - | Ewe |
Uqwalaselo lwe Electron
[Ne] 3s1