What is the chemical symbol for element sodium?
Correct answer: Na
Pimpao +
used thru in ancient times as currency due to is importance in human diet, for the Romans soldiers they used to be paid in salt ence word salarium~salary
Player #1137636
town01, Most of the symbols are derived from Latin.
GrandmaTanya
I am horrible at the tables but I used my double chance and got it right on the second guess
Shivam
sodium
latin name is "natrium"
Player #27821860
Latin naturium Natural. Sodium/naturium is ubiquitous.
reclusivesavyigloo
That is where the word salery comes from.
Rockr79
Why in the world they named it sodium??? ,🤔🤔🤔🙄
Cha Cha
Pimpao +, It was used to preserve food
xsv
The name "sodium" comes from caustic soda. Sir Humphry Davy isolated the element in 1807 after performing electrolysis on caustic soda.
Lash
GrandmaTanya, I was able to narrow it down to the correct answer by looking for part of nacl which is salt. I knew it was either na or cl. lol! I would've had real trouble if cl had been a choice!
SOS
GrandmaTanya, Me too; I used a majority opinion😁
Player #31009781
reclusivesavyigloo, perhaps you mean "salary"
Guillermo
easy peasy 😊
Laurie
wow, it wasn't discovered until 1807!
Player #28487949
B'coz of its latin name
NATRIUM
Player #27821860
The yellow in flames are from sodium.
chiazuh
highly reactive esp. with warm water