How to Say "Sodium" in Spanish

sodio

/ˈsodjo/masculine

Sodium in Spanish is sodio.

sodio is a masculine noun used to refer to the chemical element sodium, a reactive metal.

Meaning: reactive metal (noun)

Is it said differently in some regions?

In Mexico, sodio is the most widely used and recognized term for the element.

sodio is a masculine noun.

/ˈsodjo/

The word sodio entered the Spanish language through New Latin after being coined by the British chemist Humphry Davy.
While sodio describes the metal, the word soda in Spanish is commonly used to refer to carbonated soft drinks.
While English uses the suffix '-ium' for metals like 'sodium', Spanish adapts these New Latin terms using the ending -io.

El sodio tiene una vigorosa reacción exotérmica con el agua.
Sodium reacts vigorously and exothermically with water.
This sentence shows how sodio reacts with water.
Tatoeba #1517647 by marcelostockle, translation #1516421 by Objectivesea
La sal común está compuesta de átomos de sodio y cloro.
Table salt is composed of sodium and chlorine atoms.
This sentence describes the composition of table salt using sodio.
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El sodio es uno de los elementos más abundantes en la corteza terrestre.
Sodium is one of the most abundant elements in the Earth's crust.
This sentence describes the abundance of sodio in the Earth's crust.
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El sodio es un elemento químico muy reactivo.
Sodium is a very reactive chemical element.
La fórmula química del sodio metálico es Na.
The chemical formula of metallic sodium is Na.
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Sofía and Alejandro are studying chemistry in a classroom.

Sofía

Alejandro, ¿sabes dónde está el sodio?
Alejandro, do you know where the sodium is?
Alejandro

Está guardado en el aceite mineral.
It is stored in the mineral oil.
Sofía

Es porque el sodio reacciona con el aire.
It's because sodium reacts with the air.
Alejandro

Exacto, hay que manejarlo con cuidado.
Exactly, it must be handled with care.

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