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What is the symbol of Sodium
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Na
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So
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S
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Sd
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The symbol Na derives from the Latin natrium for “natron” (soda in English). Sodium was discovered in 1807 by the English chemist Humphry Davy from electrolysis of caustic soda (NaOH).
Detailed explanation-2: -sodium (Na), chemical element of the alkali metal group (Group 1 [Ia]) of the periodic table. Sodium is a very soft silvery-white metal. Sodium is the most common alkali metal and the sixth most abundant element on Earth, comprising 2.8 percent of Earth’s crust.
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