Sodium

Discovered

1807

Density

0.97 g/cm³

Melts

98 °C

208 °F
371 °K

Boils

883 °C

1621 °F
1156 °K

Show sources

University of Colorado Boulder

Harper College

PubChem (NIH.gov)

Contributed by collector B.W.

2 grams of small, moderately tarnished Sodium chunks in a bottle filled with mineral oil.

Contributed by collector no. 2

Cubes of slightly brassy Lithium , gray Sodium , and silvery Potassium metal in ampoules under inert gas. These are extremely reactive metals, so getting them into these precise shapes is incredibly difficult!

Contributed by collector no. 3

The Alkali Metals group: Lithium rod, Sodium , Potassium , Rubidium , and Caesium . All samples are inside ampoules, because these elements are extremely reactive to the Oxygen in air.

Contributed by collector no. 3

Ampoule of Sodium

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