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Why is sodium based on a latin name?

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

It is a convention between chemists.

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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 latin name and chemical symbol of sodium?

Sodium (Anglo) = Na = natrium (Latin, Dutch)


Why is the symbol for sulfur S but the symbol for sodium is Na?

Sulfur is represented by the symbol S because it is derived from its Latin name "sulfurum." Sodium, on the other hand, is represented by the symbol Na because it comes from the Latin name "natrium." The symbols of elements are based on their historical names and origins.


What is the Greek Latin name of the sodium?

natrium


From where does sodium get its symbol?

The symbol of sodium is Na, which comes from the Latin word natrium.


Why is the chemical formula for sodium Na?

Sodium is an element and therefore has a "symbol" rather than a "formula". The symbol, Na, is already given in the question.


What is sodium's chemical abbreviation?

Na-short for Natrium (Latin Name for Sodium)


Whta is the scientific symbol for sodium?

The CHEMICAL symbol for sodium is 'Na'. 'Na' is short for the Latin name name for sodium, which is 'nadium'. Similarly. potassium (K) is from the Latin for 'kalium'.


What is the chemical name for the element sodium Na?

Na is the chemical symbol for sodium. Na is from the word natrium, which is Latin for sodium carbonate.


Why Na is the short form of sodium?

"Na" comes from the Latin name for sodium, "natrium".


What elements symbol is derived from the Latin word Natrium?

Na, the symbol for sodium. Natrium is the Latin name of sodium.


Why is the symbol s for sulphur but Na for sodium and i for silicon?

The symbols for elements are based on their Latin names. Sulphur is spelled as "sulfur" in modern English, hence its symbol "S." Sodium comes from the Latin word "natrium," leading to its symbol "Na." Silicon's symbol "Si" is derived from its name in Latin, "silicium."