Curious Minute answer
Which element has the chemical symbol Na?
The answer
Sodium
The answer was Sodium. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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Why it's right
Na comes from the Latin word natrium, which is why sodium uses that symbol.
Source trail
This answer is checked against Royal Society of Chemistry: Sodium.
About the choices
A good trivia question makes the wrong answers feel close. Here is the clean read on the set.
- Sodium - correct answer.
- Nitrogen - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Neon - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Nickel - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
What to remember
Sodium is the one to remember. Na comes from the Latin word natrium, which is why sodium uses that symbol. Table salt is sodium chloride: NaCl.
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Sources: Royal Society of Chemistry