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Ele011 - Sodium - (Elements Series) Traditional Cache

Hidden : 6/15/2011
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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The Periodic Table of Elements - 11 - Sodium

Sodium is a metallic element with a symbol Na an atomic number of 11.  It has an atomic weight of 22.98976928.  

Things you might not know about Sodium:

  1. When Sodium is brought in contact with water, it explodes,
  2. Sodium is also used to make vapor lamps, which are used in street lights. Vapor lamps can produce light from electricity very efficiently.
  3. Sodium is the fourth most abundant element and makes up almost 2.6% of the Earth's crust. It is also relatively abundant in stars.
  4. Its symbol, Na, comes from the Latin name 'natrium', which is a common sodium compound.

 

See GC2XAY2 - Hydrogen, for an explanation about this series of caches.

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