Noun
A common metallic element of the alkali group, in nature always occuring combined, as in common salt, in albite, etc. It is isolated as a soft, waxy, white, unstable metal, so readily oxidized that it combines violently with water, and to be preserved must be kept under petroleum or some similar liquid. Sodium is used combined in many salts, in the free state as a reducer, and as a means of obtaining other metals (as magnesium and aluminium) is an important commercial product. Symbol Na (Natrium). Atomic weight 23. Specific gravity 0.97.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAccordingly, we ordered sodium hypochlorite, diluted it with water and sprayed it on all surfaces and walls.” Source: Internet
According to a patent, the particle size of the sodium azide, potassium nitrate, and silicon dioxide are important. Source: Internet
After a while, it glowed a bright yellow and showed a strong sodium line that disappeared only after 10 minutes. Source: Internet
Adding water separated the soluble sodium carbonate from the calcium sulphide. Source: Internet
Additional treatment may include sodium bicarbonate for metabolic acidosis, and hemodialysis or hemodiafiltration to remove methanol and formate from the blood. Source: Internet
After nitration, TNT is stabilized by a process called sulfitation, where the crude TNT is treated with aqueous sodium sulfite solution to remove less stable isomers of TNT and other undesired reaction products. Source: Internet