Chemistry, asked by ahilamirtharaj, 8 months ago

why is sodium given the symbol na instead of sa

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Answered by chvi15
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Answer:

sodium is given the symbol na due to its latin name being natrium .

Answered by anwesha2672
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This is because there are many elements whose names are starting with ‘s’

Plus Na looks more sensible than Sa because sodium’s Latin name is natrium

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