Why sodium is called sodium?

Answer 1

It'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".

Answer 2

Sodium is called sodium because its name is derived from the English word "soda" due to the element's presence in soda ash (sodium carbonate). It was isolated by Sir Humphry Davy in 1807, who named it sodium based on this association with soda.

Answer 3

The Latin word for sodium is Natrium from where we get the symbol Na.

Answer 4

It is called sodium because sodablasting is the term givin to the chemical process of breaking down a substance with harsh chemicals

Answer 5

We use Latin words for elements. Sodium is a latin word.

Answer 6

It is derived from the Latin term for Sodium, Natrium

Answer 7

The name sodium is thought to originate from the Arabic suda, meaning headache, as the headache-alleviating properties of sodium carbonate or soda were well known in early times.

Answer 8

its named after soda (Na2CO3)