Sodium
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | Na |
| Atomic Weight | 22.98977 g/mol |
| Element Number | 1 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Strongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | 1807 |
| Discoverer | Davy |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | 1 |
| Boiling Point | 1156 K |
| Melting Point | 371.0 K |
| Density | 0.97 g/cm³ |
| Electron Configuration | [Ne]3s1 |
| Acid/Base Properties | Basic |
| Crystal Structure | Cubic, body centered |
| Electronegativity | 0.93 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 98.01 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 2.601 kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | 20.1 10^6omg-¹cm-¹ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 141 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 1.23 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 5.139 |
| Atomic Volume | 23.70 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.90 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.23 Å |
| Synthetic | No |