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Sodium is an element that came from stars that are long since gone. When the earth formed from dust and rubble, sodium was part of the mix. Sodium leaches out of rocks from rainwater and collects in the ocean as a chlorine salt.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 14y agoPure sodium isn't found anywhere naturally, it is too reactive and will always combine with something. The most common place to find sodium is in common salt, that is made up of sodium and chlorine. If you want pure sodium, you just need to separate it out from whatever it is combined with.
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∙ 13y agoIt can come from sodium chloride, NaCl. This is then electrolyzed, with the two half-reactions
Na+(aq)+e- -->Na(s)
2Cl-(aq)-->Cl2(g)+2e-
for a total reaction
2Na+(aq) + 2Cl-(aq) -->Cl2(g) + 2Na(s).
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What percent of the Earth is sodium?
Sodium, magnesium and pottassium are about 2% of the earth EACH!
Where can you find sodium for the human body?
If you mean elemental sodium, you can purchase it from a chemical supply house. If you don't know what that means or how to proceed from that clue, you have no business having it; sodium is a hazardous material. If you mean sodium ions in your diet, it's actually much more difficult to AVOID getting sodium; most foods contain more sodium than your body needs (and, in the case of many processed foods, far more than is healthy).
What form is Sodium found in nature?
Sodium is found as a soft solid metal in nature. It is not commonly found by itself, it reacts with things so violently that it is usually found as a compound with other items. Most commonly found is sodium chloride which is just salt. NaCl
How much sodium is on earth?
a lot
Is sodium naturally found?
Since sodium is quite reactive it is always found in chemical combination with one or more other elements, most commonly chlorine. This is sodium chloride, the principal ingredient in common table salt.
Where is soudium found on earth?
where was sodium found and when
Were it is found the sodium chloride in earth?
Sodium chloride is found in salt mines - former seabeds.A lot of the sodium chloride on Earth is found in seawater. They are also used in food and in industry. Sodium chloride is also known as table salt.
Where was the element sodium found on earth?
Seawater is a good place to find Sodium.
Where can you find sodium in earth or ocean?
Sodium is found in the Earths crust!! But i don't know about the ocean!! And Sodium is salt!!
Where can Sodium be found today?
every where on earth But in quantity in the oceans as NaCl.
Where is sodium metal generally found?
It is not found as a pure metal on Earth. It can be obtained from its chloride salt (Table salt).
Where is sodium most commonly found on earth?
Sodium does not exist simply as a metal in nature - it's too reactive, so it is found as a compound. Sodium is the sixth most abundant element in the earth's crust at about 2.6 - 3.0%. The most common mineral is rock salt (sodium chloride, NaCl, or halite), but it occurs in many other minerals including sodium borate (borax), sodium carbonate (soda), sodium nitrate (Chile saltpetre). and sodium sulphate (thenardite).
Where found sodium?
The cosmic origin of most sodium is from the core of massive stars, where it is the product of the fusion of carbon. The sodium gets ejected from these massive stars when they explode as supernova. Sodium then reacts with water to form sodium ions, which condense into planets, comets etc. when they form, and then the ions dissolve into any liquid water present. However most sodium on earth is found in the crust where it is found in compounds. Sodium it too reactive to be found free in nature.
Is sodium atom in nature?
Yes, sodium is an element that can be found naturally in the Earth's crust and in many minerals. It is a highly reactive metal and is commonly found in compounds such as sodium chloride (table salt) and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda).
What elements are found in Earth's crust?
Oxygen, Silicon, Aluminum, Iron, Calcium, Sodium, Potassium, and Magnesium
What percent of the Earth is sodium?
Sodium, magnesium and pottassium are about 2% of the earth EACH!
Sodium was found in what year?
Sodium was found in 1807.
