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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.