Sodium



General
Atomic Number 11
Symbol Na    
Relative Atomic Mass 22.9898
Year of Discovery 1807
Boiling Point (°K, °C) 618.85, 892
Melting Point (°K, °C) 175.35, 97.8
Geochemical Class lithophile
Principal Sources
Mineral or Other rocksalt
Formula NaCl
Origin evaporites
Relative Abundance (log10)
Sun 6.3
Meteorite 6.36
Earth 6.3
Crust 7.36
Ocean 11.67
Body 5.0
Isotopic Composition
Mass Number 23
% Abundance 100


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