Sodium (Na) Element's Properties and Facts

Element Name	: Sodium
Symbol	: Na
Presence in:
1. 70 kg Person	: 100 g
2. Body	: 0.150000000 %
3. Earth Crust	: 2.3 %
4. Earth Ocean	: 1.1 %
5. Universe	: 0.002 %
Properties:
1. Atomic Number	: 11
2. Atomic Weight	: 22.9897693
3. Group	: 1
4. Period	: 3
5. Block	: s
6. Density	: 0.968 g/cm3
7. Melting Point	: 370.87 K
8. Boiling Point	: 1156 K
9. Electron Form	: [Ne] 3s1
10. State of matter	: Solid
11. Color	: When introduced to flame, sodium turns bright yellow.
Other Facts:
1. Area of Presence in Body	: In All Liquids, Tissues, Electrolyte
2. Existence in type of Foods	: Succulent vegetables
3. Diseases	: Headaches, lethargy and nausea.
4. Health Uses	: Helps in electrical signaling in nerves and regulates the amount of water in the body
5. Adult consumption / day	: 1600 mg
6. Children consumption / day	: Nil
7. Natural Form	: Halite is nearly pure sodium chloride (NaCl). It is also called as rock salt.
8. Other Forms	: Nil
9. Source Place	: United States, China, Botswana, Uganda, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, India, Egypt, South Africa and Turkey
10. Common Uses	: Soda ash is used in making glass, soaps and detergents, distributors, paper and paper pulp production, water treatment, and other assorted uses. It is also used in the removal of sulfur from smokestack emissions.