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Sodium
Block sPeriod 3Group 1solid at 20 °C
Configuration :[Ne] 3s¹
Atomic mass :22.98976928 u
Latin :Natrium
3D Bohr-model representation of the Sodium atom (symbol Na, atomic number Z=11). Electron shell configuration: 2, 8, 1 electrons.
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Electron configuration
Full1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s¹
Short[Ne] 3s¹
Valence electrons1
KLMNOPQ shells
K2
L8
M1
Electronegativity
Pauling0.93
Allen0.869
Mulliken (eV)—
Atomic radii
Empirical180 pm
Calculated190 pm
Covalent166 pm
Van der Waals227 pm
Ionic radii (Shannon-Prewitt)
+1102 pm
Successive ionisation energies
I₁495.8 kJ/mol
I₂4562 kJ/mol
I₃6910.3 kJ/mol
I₄9543 kJ/mol
I₅13354 kJ/mol
Electron affinity52.8 kJ/mol
Oxidation states
-1+1
Bold states = most common.