Discovery of sodium

Sodium is a chemical element; it has symbol Na and atomic number 11. It is a soft, silvery-white, highly reactive metal. Sodium is an alkali metal, being in group 1 of the periodic table. Its only stable isotope is 23Na. The free metal does not occur in nature and must be prepared from compounds.

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Which happened first?

• Discovery of sodium and Discovery of Vesta happened in the same year
• Discovery of sodium and Discovery of potassium happened in the same year
• Discovery of sodium happened 1 year before Discovery of barium
• Discovery of sodium happened 1 year before Discovery of calcium
• Discovery of sodium happened 3 years after Discovery of cerium

Timeline

1. Discovery of cerium1804
2. Discovery of potassium1807
3. Discovery of sodium (this page)1807
4. Discovery of VestaMarch 29, 1807
5. Discovery of barium1808
6. Discovery of calcium1808

Related

• Discovery of hydrogen1766
• Discovery of oxygen1774
• Discovery of PlutoFebruary 18, 1930
• Discovery of carbon1789
• Discovery of aluminium1825
• Discovery of heliumAugust 18, 1868
• Discovery of nitrogen1772
• Discovery of sulfur1777