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Certain chemical symbols on the Periodic Table were named not only after the name of the element but also after the people who discovered them. Some of their chemical symbols were even taken from their Latin names.
In sodium's case it was taken from its original Latin name, Natrium, as is Na.
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∙ 12y agoMany of the elements have symbols that don't make sense to their name but that's because these elements were one of the very first to be discovered therefore their names are not in our language. Na derives from the latin word natrium since sodium was not recently found(found long time ago) they stuck to its old name and put the symbol for its latin name
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Sodium was orginally named, 'Natron' by Arabic scientists, who were the world's best hundreds of years ago. The Romans adopted that word as "Natrium" in their Latin language.
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∙ 12y agoIt's name in lots of languages is natrium, e.g. in German.
Both names are 19th century Latin and have been used in English. Also French use sodium.
Sodium is related to soda, and natrium to natron, both being natural Na containing compounds known long before the isolation of Na in 1807.
"Natron" is either a development of Greek "nitron", or Arabic "natrun", both from Egyptian "netjeri".
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Which element has a lower first ionization energy than element S?
Na, sodium
Sodium iodide and silver nitrate equation?
The chemical equation is: Na+I- (aq) + Ag+[NO3]- (aq) --> AgI (s) + Na+[NO3]- (aq)
What type of bond is formed between sodium and sulfur?
Sodium (symbol, Na) has 1+ charge associated with it. Sulfur (symbol, S) has a 2- charge associated with it. So for every one molecule of sulfur, you need two molecules of sodium to balance out the charges so the ratio (or formula) would be: Na2S (s) The name of this ionic compound would be Sodium sulfide :)
What is the equation when sodium and water react to form sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas?
Na+H2O → NaOH+H2 Then you balance it to get: 2Na + 2H2O → 2NaOH + H2
What is the chemical formula of Na and S?
Na-1 S-2
What symbol for sodium instead of s?
The symbol for sodium is not s. it is Na
Why is the symbol for sulfur S but the symbol for sodium is Na?
The Latin word for sodium is Natrium, giving sodium its symbol of Na.
What is the abbreviated electron configuratioof element Na?
Sodium is a chemical element with the symbol Na .The chemical abbreviation for sodium metabisulphite is as follows Na 2 S 2 0 5 NACL is the abbreviation of sodium chloride.
Why is sodium not given one of the symbols s or n?
Sodium is named after the Latin word Natrium and it's symbol is derived from this (Na). Also 'S' is used for Sulphur and 'N' is used for Nitrogen.
What is the name of Ag Na S?
Ag = silver Na = sodium S = sulphur
Why isn't symbol s for silver and p for potassium?
S is the symbol of Sulphur and P is the symbol for Phosphorus. Since the symbols of two elements cannot be the same, the symbol of Sodium is Na (taken from its latin name "natrium") and that of potassium is K (taken from its latin name '"kalium").
What is the formula of sodium sulphide?
Na(2)S
What is Na plus S and why?
Sodium (Na) plus sulfur (S) creates sodium sulfide (Na2S). The reason is that Na gives up it's valence electron and S takes it. It takes 2 sodiums because S need TWO electrons to complete the octet. This forms the ionic compound sodium sulfide.
What is the balanced dissociation reaction for sodium hydroxide?
Na+OH-(s) --> Na+(aq) + OH-(aq)
What is the compound formula of sodium sulfide?
Na(2)S
What statement is correct A. Sodium (Na) and calcium (Ca) are in the same group. B. Sodium (Na) and calcium (Ca) are in two different periods. C. Sodium (Na) and calcium (Ca) are both nonmetals. D. S?
B statement is correct.
What is the anion in the ionic compound sodium sulfide?
Sodium sulfide is Na2S. Two ions can be separated: Na+ and S=. The negative ion S= is the anion.
