Answers+to+Sodium+in+Fun+Interview!

Interviewer: So sodium, how’ve you been? Sodium: I’m doing fine. I: You look great. Can you describe yourself for our fans listening on the radio? S: I’m a soft, bright, silvery, alkali metal who floats on water. I: He’s single ladies. How old are you though? S: It seems that I’ve been on this planet forever, but you humans first discovered me in __** 1807 **__**. ** I: Wow, so who’s your discoverer than? S: Sir Humphry Davy. Wow I haven’t heard a name like Humphry in so long. I: How’d you get your nickname/symbol Na? S: Well you humans named me after the __** Latin word for soda, natrium **__**. ** I: So I understand that you’re not completely alone tonight. S: Yes I’m in one of my most common related compounds called sodium chloride. You probably know it as salt though. I: I always like people better when they just be themselves. S: I don’t think that you want to see that. You see, when I’m just plain sodium the **littlest things make me react in a violent manner. It’s only little things like air and water though.** I: Some people would wonder how you get anywhere. I mean, there’s not much else besides air and water. S: Well, I think it’s kind of cool how they get me around. Since I have such a low melting point they __**just melt me and pour me into an oil carrier or something and than when I arrive in my destination they melt me again and pour me out.**__ I: What is your melting point? S: It’s a little under water’s boiling point, **97.8° Celsius.** I: Have I ever ran into you before? S: It’s quite possible. I don’t mean to brag but I am the 4 __** th most abundant element on earth. **__ I: Well I don’t mean to make fun of you but all I’ve ever heard is how you’re such a cheapskate. S: (Sigh) It’s true. I’m only __**15 to 20¢ a pound**__ __.__ On a per cubic inch basis, __** I’m really the cheapest of all metals. **__ I: You are rumored to be a very handy guy to have around. S: Yes well I am __** used in a ton of things from baking soda, to liquid soap, to highway lights **__ I: What are some of your compounds needed for? S: Wow, um, how much time do we have left? I: Just name a few then. S: Okay. __**My compounds are important to the paper, glass, soap, textile, petroleum, chemical, and to the metal industri** **es**__ I: Time to rap up, thank you for being here. . S: Thanks for having me