sodium

chemical element with symbol Na and atomic number 11
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sodium

Summary

sodium is a chemical element[1]. sodium draws 9,704 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #21 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • sodium is credited with the discovery of Humphry Davy[3].
  • sodium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
  • sodium's instance of is recorded as lithophile[5].
  • sodium's instance of is recorded as active metal[6].
  • sodium carbonate is named after sodium[7].
  • headache is named after sodium[8].
  • sodium hydroxide is named after sodium[9].
  • natron is named after sodium[10].
  • sodium followed neon[11].
  • sodium is made of halite[12].
  • sodium is made of natron[13].
  • sodium is made of cryolite[14].
  • sodium is made of albite[15].
  • sodium is made of analcime[16].
  • sodium is made of chabazite-Na[17].
  • sodium is made of clinoptilolite-Na[18].
  • sodium is made of heulandite-Na[19].
  • sodium is made of natrolite[20].
  • sodium is made of phillipsite-Na[21].
  • sodium is made of stilbite-Na[22].
  • sodium is made of glaucophane[23].
  • sodium is made of riebeckite[24].
  • sodium is made of eckermannite[25].
  • sodium is made of arfvedsonite[26].
  • sodium is made of sea water[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[4], lithophile[5], and active metal[6]. Recorded subclass of include alkali metal[28] and s-block[29].

Origins

Things named after include sodium carbonate[7], a type of chemical entity[30]; headache[8], a symptom type[31]; sodium hydroxide[9], a type of chemical entity[32]; and natron[10], a mineral species[33].

Use and Application

Part of include period 3[34], a period[35]; group 1[36], a group[37]; and alkali metal[38].

Influence

Things named for sodium include canasite[39], a mineral species[40]; chalconatronite[41], a mineral species[42]; natrophilite[43], a mineral species[44]; nabesite[45], a mineral species[46]; nabalamprophyllite[47], a mineral species[48]; Durkin Opening[49], an irregular chess opening[50]; carbocernaite[51], a mineral species[52]; and natrouranospinite[53], a mineral species[54].

Why It Matters

sodium draws 9,704 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #21 of 144).[2] sodium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] sodium is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Entities named for sodium include canasite[39], a mineral species[40]; chalconatronite[41], a mineral species[42]; natrophilite[43], a mineral species[44]; nabesite[45], a mineral species[46]; nabalamprophyllite[47], a mineral species[48]; and Durkin Opening[49], an irregular chess opening[50].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . rsc.org. Retrieved . rsc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [53] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity +21000000.0
    Specific heat capacity +1230.0
    Electrical resistivity +0.0000000477
    Thermal conductivity +140.0
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  2. 3d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poisson's ratio +0.254
    Bulk modulus +7777000000.0
    Crystal system Q851536
    Shear modulus +4588000000.0
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  4. 13w ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location of discovery United Kingdom
    Ionization energy {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+495.8'}, {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+5.14'}
    Discoverer or inventor Humphry Davy
    Subclass of alkali metal, s-block
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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