What is the chemical symbol for sodium?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Na, which comes from the Latin name natrium
- Step 1: Many symbols come from Latin names. Answer: Na. Why not the others: So is not a symbol; S is sulfur; Sn is tin, from stannum.
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