Many of us gained our first appreciation for chemistry upon witnessing a high school teacher drop a chunk of sodium into a beakerful of water. You may think you know the explanation behind the ...
In this video excerpt from NOVA's "Hunting the Elements," New York Times technology columnist David Pogue investigates chemical reactions involving sodium. Find out how the electron configuration of ...
Researchers at the University of Surrey have developed a new sodium-ion battery that stores twice the charge of existing ...
MESSRS. C. O. DAVIS and H. L. Johnston report 1 that when metallic sodium is dissolved in heavy water, the diplogen content of the evolved hydrogen is reduced and the diplogen content of the solution ...
Even if you slept your way through high school chemistry, there was typically one day that ensured you were awake. That’s when, after an extensive safety lecture, the teacher brought out the alkali ...