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sodium
Summary
sodium is a chemical element[1]. sodium draws 200 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], s-block[29], and light metal[30].
Origins
Things named after include sodium carbonate[7], a type of chemical entity[31]; headache[8], a symptom type[32]; sodium hydroxide[9], a type of chemical entity[33]; and natron[10], a mineral species[34].
Use and Application
Part of include period 3[35], a period[36]; group 1[37], a group[38]; and alkali metal[39].
Influence
Things named for sodium include Durkin Opening[40], an irregular chess opening[41]; sodium layer[42], an atmospheric layer[43]; Rapsodie[44], a research reactor[45], in France[46]; canasite[47], a mineral species[48]; banalsite[49], a mineral species[50]; natrophilite[51], a mineral species[52]; chalconatronite[53], a mineral species[54]; and nabesite[55], a mineral species[56].
Why It Matters
sodium draws 200 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.[57] sodium is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for sodium include Durkin Opening[40], an irregular chess opening[41]; sodium layer[42], an atmospheric layer[43]; Rapsodie[44], a research reactor[45], in France[46]; canasite[47], a mineral species[48]; banalsite[49], a mineral species[50]; and natrophilite[51], a mineral species[52].