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Na
Sodium
- Z
- 11
- Mass
- 22.99
- Lifeforce
- Fire
- In the body
- brain, heart
Throw a piece of pure sodium into water, and it explodes. The same element carries every nerve signal in your body. Chaos on its own, life in balance.
Made in stellar carbon burning. Released in supernovae across the cosmos.
Lab note · Together with potassium, it powers every action potential: every thought, every heartbeat, every muscle twitch.