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SodiumNa Electron 1 Electron 2 Electron 1 Electron 2 Electron 3 Electron 4 Electron 5 Electron 6 Electron 7 Electron 8 Electron 1

Sodium /ˈsoʊdiəm/ is a chemical element with symbol Na (from Ancient Greek Νάτριο) and atomic number 11. It is a soft, silver-white, highly reactive metal. In the Periodic table it is in column 1 (alkali metals), and shares with the other six elements in that column that it has a single electron in its outer shell, which it readily donates, creating a positively charged atom - a cation.

11 Atomic Number
22.99 Atomic Mass (u)
371.15 Melting Point (K)
1156 Boiling Point (K)
0.97 Density (solid: g/cm³, gas: g/liter)
2.2 Atomic Radius (Å)
1.66 Covalent Radius (Å)
0.93 Electronegativity
5.14 First Ionization Energy (eV)
52.87 Electron Affinity
3 Number of Shells
1 Electron Valency
2, 8, 1 Electron Shell Occupations
1.23 Specific Heat (J/g)