Who gave sodium its name?

Anonymous

∙ 17y ago

Updated: 8/16/2019

The British used soda as the name for the commonly known chemical compounds such as baking soda (sodium bicarbonate). In 1807, British scientist Sir Humphry Davy discovered that sodium was an element. He took the familiar name and changed it slightly from soda to sodium.

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What is the name for NaClO4?

sodium chlorateNaClO3 = Sodium Chlorate

Latin name for sodium?

The common name for Sodium Chloride is table salt. But salt and Sodium are not the same thing. There is no real "common" name for Sodium itself, but I assume you mean Sodium Chloride.

What is the regular name of sodium acetate?

Sodium acetate or sodium ethanoate or E262.

What is the chemical name of Na2S2O4?

Sodium thiosulfate or Sodium Hyposulphite.

What is the iupac name of sodium iodide?

The IUPAC name for sodium iodide is sodium iodide.

What is the Name for NaOH?

The chemical name is Sodium Hydroxide. It is made of Na+ ions and OH- ions.

What is the name of NaMnO4 compound?

The name of the compound NaMnO4 is sodium permanganate.

What is the IUPAC name for sodium sulfite?

The IUPAC name for sodium sulfite is sodium hydrogen sulfite, or sodium bisulfite.

What is the chemical name of sodium?

sodium

What is the name of Na2IO?

Sodium hypoiodite

Another name for sodium acetate?

Sodium Acetate is also known as Sodium Ethanoate.

What is the scientific name for baking soda?

Sodium bicarbonate or sodium hydrogencarbonate.