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General
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Name, symbol, number
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sodium, Na, 11
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Chemical series | alkali metals |
Group, period, block
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1, 3, s
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Appearance | silvery white
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Standard atomic weight |
22.98976928(2) g·mol−1
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Electron configuration |
[Ne] 3s1
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Electrons per shell |
2, 8, 1
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Physical properties |
Phase | solid |
Density (near r.t.) | 0.968 g·cm−3 |
Liquid density at m.p. | 0.927 g·cm−3 |
Melting point | 370.87 K (97.72 °C, 207.9 °F) |
Boiling point | 1156 K (883 °C, 1621 °F) |
Critical point | (extrapolated) 2573 K, 35 MPa |
Heat of fusion | 2.60 kJ·mol−1 |
Heat of vaporization | 97.42 kJ·mol−1 |
Heat capacity | (25 °C) 28.230 J·mol−1·K−1 |
Vapor pressure
P/Pa |
1 |
10 |
100 |
1 k |
10 k |
100 k
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at T/K |
554 |
617 |
697 |
802 |
946 |
1153
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Atomic properties
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Crystal structure | cubic body centered |
Oxidation states | 1 (strongly basic oxide) |
Electronegativity | 0.93 (Pauling scale) |
Ionization energies (more)
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1st: 495.8 kJ·mol−1
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2nd: 4562 kJ·mol−1
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3rd: 6910.3 kJ·mol−1
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Atomic radius | 180 pm |
Atomic radius (calc.) | 190 pm |
Covalent radius | 154 pm |
Van der Waals radius | 227 pm |
Miscellaneous
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Magnetic ordering | paramagnetic |
Electrical resistivity | (20 °C) 47.7 nΩ·m |
Thermal conductivity | (300 K) 142 W·m−1·K−1 |
Thermal expansion | (25 °C) 71 µm·m−1·K−1 |
Speed of sound (thin rod) | (20 °C) 3200 m/s |
Young's modulus | 10 GPa |
Shear modulus | 3.3 GPa |
Bulk modulus | 6.3 GPa |
Mohs hardness | 0.5 |
Brinell hardness | 0.69 MPa |
CAS registry number | 7440-23-5 |
Selected isotopes
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References
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