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Sodium is a metallic element, that is found throughout the world (and universe) it is essential to the proper and healthy functioning of the metabolism, and is usually found as a compound mineral in th ediet, combined collodially with Chlorine, in the form of Salt (hydrogen Chloride) Sodium is freely occurring as a common element, and is found throughout the world, though it freely combines with many other elements and thus is hard to isolate outside of controlled circumstances. The average human needs around ~500 mg per day to maintain healthy bodily functions.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoSodium is found as salt or salty mineral in sea-water, salt-deserts, and salt mines, in many, many countries. (If you're from US: remember Salt Lake City, Israel: Death sea, Netherlands: Boekelo and Harlingen)
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∙ 12y agoSodium was discovered in England in 1807 by Humphrey Davy.
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∙ 15y agoSodium is found naturally in compounds of sodium, for example ->sea salt (NaCl)
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What elements are found in sodium carbonate?
Sodium, carbon, and oxygen.
What are the elements found in sodium chlorate?
sodium, chlorine and oxygen
Is sodium ever found alone in nature?
Sodium is not found in nature as a pure element because it is very reactive.
Why is metallic sodium not found in nature?
Sodium is highly reactive and never exists in free state. It is always found in the combined state.
How much of sodium is found in the nature?
if you look for sodium in nature you wont find any because sodium is artificially made
Sodium was found in what year?
Sodium was found in 1807.
Is sodium found in a compound?
Yes. Sodium is found in a variety of compounds.
What foods is sodium found in?
Sodium is found is virtually every food.
Is sodium found in the ocean?
Sodium is found in the oceans primarily as the compound sodium chloride - common salt.
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
Are there any minerals that contain sodium?
Yes:villiaumite or sodium fluoride, found in French GuiananItrite or sodium carbonate, found in Kola Peninsula, Russiahalite or sodium chloride, found worldwide in salt domes and dry lake bedskogarkoite or sodium sulfate fluoride, found in Colorado, USetc.
Where to find sodium?
sodium found mosly from salt.
Where sodium comes from?
sodium is found in salt deposits found under oceans or where oceans once where.
Where is soudium found on earth?
where was sodium found and when
What are the elements found in sodium hydroxide?
Sodium, oxygen and hydrogen.
What elements are found in sodium carbonate?
Sodium, carbon, and oxygen.
What are the elements found in sodium chlorate?
sodium, chlorine and oxygen
