Sodium

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
NA+
Pronunciation
/ˈsoʊdiəm/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Oncology

Examples in Context

  1. The fish or seafood is heavily salted with pure sodium chloride.
  2. Common salt is made up of 40 % sodium and 60 % chloride.
  3. Sodium(NA+) and sulphur are highly corrosive.
  4. Foods that contain only medium levels of sodium are bread, cakes, milk, butter and margarine.
  5. The scientific name for common salt is sodium chloride.