2007-01-13 09:14:22 · 6 answers · asked by vanessiekho 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Sodium is an element descovered in ancient times, it was given the name Natrium....Na......but now scientist just renamed it into an *englsih* word sodium
Not sure what Dio's was....
2007-01-13 11:39:16 · answer #1 · answered by -Eugenious- 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sodium is a chemical element that has the symbol Na (Natrium in Latin) and atomic number 11.
2016-03-17 23:47:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the name sodium was derived from the latin term Dios which refers to a Holy entity or diety, and the term sol which refers to the sun and all that it encompasses. this name was given to this element upon discovery of its explosive property when introduced to ionized water. this name reflects the power of this element given to us by the god of the sun.
2007-01-13 09:25:44 · answer #3 · answered by iketronic 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It got its name from soda (caustic soda is lye or sodium hydroxide) which is where it was first isolated from I believe.
2007-01-13 09:19:36 · answer #4 · answered by bill h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soda
1471, "alkaline substance," from It. sida (or M.L. soda) "a kind of saltwort," from which soda is obtained, probably from Arabic suwwad, the name of a variety of saltwort exported from North Africa to Sicily in the Middle Ages, related to sawad "black," the color of the plant.
2007-01-13 09:22:26 · answer #5 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The british first called it soda. I guess it evolved from there.
2007-01-13 09:20:40 · answer #6 · answered by physical 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it might have been named after a scientist
2007-01-13 09:28:30 · answer #7 · answered by donielle 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋