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Na

Na

7 3.9
A chemical symbol for the soft, silvery metal sodium
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • In the periodic table, Na is found in group 1 as an alkali metal.

Examples

  • Adding Na to the mixture increased the reaction speed significantly.

  • In salt, the sodium is a positively charged cation NA plus, and the CL is a negatively charged anion CL minus.

  • The obtained results show that almost 96% of Na and about 98% of Ca were leached into the acid solution.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Sodium, represented by the chemical symbol Na, is essential for human health.

Synonyms

sodium
vsNa
  • Specialized
130 3.3

A soft, silvery metal found in salt and seawater that reacts strongly with water

is the written chemical symbol used to represent that element

Idioms

na-na na-na boo-boo
  • Offensive
9.9

To tease someone in a childish way after beating them

Surface Forms

Na singular
Nas plural

Etymology

The word Na comes from the old Latin name natrium, which itself comes from natron, a natural 'salt' used by ancient Egyptians. So Na is the short symbol chemists use for the element sodium, and it helps to remember that sodium is a main part of table salt.