Question

The symbol of sodium is written as na and not s give reason

Answer 1

It is based on the invention of jj berzellius he said that for representing a element we shall used the first letter of element in case of 2 similar first letters of any two elements we shall use the first and the second letter of the element so s was taken for sulphur and therefore sodium is regarded with na ( na is taken bcz soduim’s latin name is natrium and )

Answer 2

Answer:

the symbol for the element sodium is na

Explanation:

this symbol is derived from the Latin word for sodium carbonate which is natrium for sodium s can't be used as its abbreviation because s denotes sulphur