Description+of+Sodium

Sodium Sodium is a soft silver-white metal it is one of the alkali metals group 1 of the periodic table. Potassium closely resembles sodium. It reacts violently with water. Sodium combines directly with halogens. Its a reactive with a low melting point. Its one of the most important of all the alkaline metals. It reacts with water, snow and ice really quickly. Metallic sodium has limited use. Sodium is one of the elements which has an alchemical symbol.The most common compound is sodium chloride.Sodium is never found free in nature, its soft, bright silvery metal and it floats on water.