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- For sodium in the diet, see Edible salt.
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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Atago 4506 PAL-106S Digital Hand-Held Pocket Salinity Refractometer, Special Scale for Sodium Chloride (g/100ml)... http://t.co/VbCjQMIe
massiveblog (massiveblog) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:26:54 -0000
Atago 4506 PAL-106S Digital Hand-Held Pocket Salinity Refractometer, Special Scale for Sodium Chloride (g/100ml)... http://t.co/VbCjQMIe
erinstorch It's so crazy how much sodium is in so much of our food
lechugafxmlxh1 (Lechuga May) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:42 -0000
erinstorch It's so crazy how much sodium is in so much of our food
"Mmmmmmmm, Sodium Flouride." @AYRFTR
thelonioustoner (CXVII in Cloudville) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:30 -0000
"Mmmmmmmm, Sodium Flouride." @AYRFTR
Rhode Island, Alabama, Wisconsin http://t.co/6HDP4qRp
putaney (ÐÑÑанÑ) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:24:40 -0000
Rhode Island, Alabama, Wisconsin http://t.co/6HDP4qRp
Sodium Flouride in your gum...
thelonioustoner (CXVII in Cloudville) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:24:27 -0000
Sodium Flouride in your gum...
They just attached the seal to the sodium. Sign that VPOTUS will finally start speechifying?
DBondtoknow (Dan Bond) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:23:52 -0000
They just attached the seal to the sodium. Sign that VPOTUS will finally start speechifying?
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.
Meta Description: [ Key information on salt, its history, manufacture and uses from the Salt Manufacturers Association ]
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