Sodium compounds

Sodium atoms have 11 electrons, one more than the stable configuration of the noble gas neon. As a result, sodium usually forms ionic compounds involving the Na⁺ cation.^[1] Sodium is a reactive alkali metal and is much more stable in ionic compounds. It can also form intermetallic compounds and organosodium compounds. Sodium compounds are often soluble in water.

^ Lawrie Ryan; Roger Norris (31 July 2014). Cambridge International AS and A Level Chemistry Coursebook (illustrated ed.). Cambridge University Press, 2014. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-107-63845-7.

[1] Lawrie Ryan; Roger Norris (31 July 2014). Cambridge International AS and A Level Chemistry Coursebook (illustrated ed.). Cambridge University Press, 2014. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-107-63845-7.

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