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Sodium is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Na (Natrium in Latin) and atomic number 11. Sodium is a soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal belonging to the alkali metals that is abundant in natural compounds (especially halite). It is highly reactive, burns with a yellow flame, reacts violently with water and oxidizes in air, necessitating storage in an inert environment.
Notable characteristics
Like the other alkali metals, sodium metal is a soft, light-weight, silvery white, reactive metal. Owing to its extreme reactivity, it occurs in nature only combined in compounds, never as a pure elemental metal. Sodium metal floats on water and reacts with it violently, releasing heat and flammable hydrogen gas, and forming a solution of the strong base sodium hydroxide. More on [ Sodium ]
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Dr Thomas Stuttaford on salt - Explaining the limits on salt consumption for adults and children.
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Food giants shamed for ignoring salt health risk - Times article on the UK government's attempts to persuade food companies to reduce the salt content of prepared food.
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Food Standards Agency, Salt - Details the UK government's advice on limiting an adult's salt consumption to no more than 6g a day.
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The Salt Manufacturers Association - Aiming to persuade the UK government that its blanket advice on cutting salt consumption entails risks that have not been properly assessed.
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