Please put atleast 3 important uses.
2007-11-09 10:55:08 · 4 answers · asked by sph95 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
water retention
nutrient
good with food!
2007-11-09 10:57:25 · answer #1 · answered by anoy21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sodium is rarely used by itself since it reacts violently to both water and air.
Sodium compounds however are important to the paper, glass, soap, textile, petroleum chemical, and metal industries. Sodium hydroxide gets grease out of the drains, is needed for liquid soap, and is in yellow highway lights.
Sodium chloride is known as salt.
Sodium carbonate is known as washing soda.
Sodium bicarbonate is known as baking soda.
Sodium silicates are used as fillers for salt and in detergents.
Sodium hydroxide is used in the manufacture of paper, soap, rayon, in oil refining, and in the textile and rubber industries.
Sodium tetraborate is known as borax.
Sodium fluoride is used as an antibiotic, rat poison, and in ceramics.
2007-11-09 10:59:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sodium metal is used in the preparation of tetraethyl lead, PbEt4, an important anti-knock reagent in leaded petrol (gasoline) - fortunately being phased out in many countries because of lead pollution problems
sodium metal is used in the preparation of titanium metal from TiCl4
the metal is used in the manufacture of sodamide, sodium cyanide, sodium peroxide, and sodium hydride
the metal is used in the reduction of organic esters, and in the preparation of organic compounds
the alloy with potassium, NaK, is an important heat transfer agent and a good chemical reducing agent (as some proportions of Na and K are liquid at room temperature).
sodium compounds including "common salt" (sodium chloride, NaCl), "soda ash" (sodium carbonate, Na2CO3), "baking soda" (sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3, "bicarb"), and "caustic soda" (sodium hydroxide, NaOH), are important to the paper, glass, soap, textile, petroleum, chemical, and metal industries
sodium vapour is used in lamps for street lighting
table salt - don't use too much!
2007-11-09 11:06:51 · answer #3 · answered by zohra s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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What are some important uses of sodium?
Please put atleast 3 important uses.
2015-08-19 02:57:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taste
To boil faster
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Melt slugs.
2007-11-09 10:57:35 · answer #5 · answered by Mom of 2 great boys 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
french fries
corn on the cob
sidewalk salt
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2007-11-09 10:57:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋