Life could not exist without compounds of sodium. These compounds hold water in body tissues, and a severe lack of sodium can cause death. Blood contains sodium compounds in solution. In its pure form sodium is a silver-white, metallic element. One of the most common sodium compounds is table salt, or sodium chloride. Other sodium compounds are baking soda, borax, and caustic soda. Sodium belongs to the group of elements known as alkali metals. It …showed first 75 words of 245 total…

…showed last 75 words of 245 total…bicarbonate forms a crystalline precipitate, which is filtered out. This is then heated, driving off hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen and leaving sodium carbonate. Sodium is a very important element and we are lucky we have it. Sodiums uses have helped the world move ahead. I think that sodium is a very interesting element. Properties of Sodium Symbol- Na Atomic Number- 11 Atomic Weight- 22.9898 Group in Periodic Table- Ia Boiling Point- 1,621.2o F Melting Point- 208.06o F