sodium
(Na)
(metal, Na, atomic number 11)
Sodium (Na) is the
element with atomic number 11, symbol Na.
It has one stable isotope (mass number 23).
Sodium nuclei originate from carbon burning in large stars.
Sodium spectral lines are seen in the Sun,
e.g., Fraunhofer D lines, two prominent yellow lines.
(element,metal,chemistry)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/pertab/na.html
https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/11/sodium
Referenced by pages:
ANAIS-112
carbon burning
COSINE-100
DAMA/LIBRA
element
Fraunhofer lines
globular cluster (GC)
hydroxyl (OH)
Lick Observatory
light pollution
LINER
nitrite (NO2-)
nucleosynthesis
oxidation state
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