Sodium

=Element Name= By: John and Andrew


 * Atomic Number:** 


 * Protons:** 11


 * Electrons:** 11


 * Neutrons:**  12


 * Average Atomic Mass:**  23amu


 * Isotopes:** Na21 Na22 Na23 Na24 Na25 N25


 * Discovery:** Sodium was first isolated in 1807 by Sir Humphry Davy in England who made it by the electrolysis of very dry molten sodium hydroxide, NaOH.
 * Name:** it was named after **suwwad** (Arabic) is a plant with high soda content


 * Uses:** it is used to make [|salt] ,are important to the making of paper, [|glass], [|soap], textile, petroleum, chemical and metal industries


 * Interesting Facts**:  It burns slowly and will explode when it reacts with water.


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