Question

write a name: alloy of sodium with Mercury

Answer 1

Sodium amalgam, commonly denoted Na(Hg), is an alloy of mercury and sodium. The term amalgam is used for alloys, intermetallic compounds, and solutions (both solid solutions and liquid solutions) involving mercury as a major component.

Answer 2

The alloy of sodium with mercury is known as sodium amalgam.

• When we fuse any other metal with the mercury to produce an alloy,the produced alloy is commonly named as the amalgam of the other metal which is fused with the mercury.

• Similarly,when we fuse sodium with the mercury,the produced alloy is named as the sodium amalgam.

• The chemical formula of the sodium amalgam is Na(Hg).