Sodium, Na
Root Word: Natrium
Element Classification: Metal
Atomic Number: 11
Color: Silver
Atomic Weight: 22.98976928
Period Number: 3
Melting Point: 370.95 K (208.04°F)
Group Number: 1
Boiling Point: 1156 K (1621°F)
Group Name: Alkali Metal
Density: 0.97 grams per cm3
Discovered by: Sir Humphry Davy (1778 – 1829)
Crystal Structure: Cubic
Discovered: in 1807
Phase at Room Temperature: Solid
Obtained From: table salts and other foods
“Title of Story”
I had lived with her peacefully for thousands of years; that is, before he came along. I hadn’t ever wanted to be free in nature; it simply isn’t what I know. Sure, I had been everywhere – down into the Earth’s crust, but everywhere I went, I was with her. My Cl. She kept me stable, she was my companion, she understood my softness, and she protected me from self-igniting when I was confronted with the dangers of the moisture-infested world.
Then he came. For a while Cl and I remained together. His persistent attempts yielded his desired results eventually, after repeatedly torturing us with electricity so we’d let go of one another. He just never understood that I couldn’t be useful without someone else latched on to me.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/davy_humphrey.shtml
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele011.html
http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/na.html
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