Sodium!! S- O- D- I- U- M-

S- Salt is sodium and chloride

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D-
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U-
M-

I gave you a start. You'll find more words for your poem in this site.

http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele011.html

Thanks Ms. Sue!!

You're welcome, Valerie.

S-sodium was discovered by sir Humphrey Davy in 1807

O-
D-density is 0.97 g/cm3
I-I use sodium when I use bleach
U-
M-mixed with chloride, it makes salt

The element you are referring to is sodium. Sodium is a chemical element with the symbol Na and atomic number 11. It is a highly reactive metal that belongs to the alkali metal group of elements in the periodic table.

To understand the structure of the word "sodium" and its elements, we can break it down letter by letter:

- S: The letter S is the first letter of the word "sodium." In terms of the chemical element, S could refer to sulfur (symbol: S), but in this case, we are focusing on sodium.

- O: The letter O is the second letter of the word "sodium." However, in terms of elements, O refers to oxygen (symbol: O) rather than sodium. Oxygen is a nonmetal found in a wide variety of compounds.

- D: The letter D is the third letter of the word "sodium." In terms of elements, there is no element with the symbol D.

- I: The letter I is the fourth letter of the word "sodium." Again, there is no element with the symbol I.

- U: The letter U is the fifth letter of the word "sodium." Similar to the previous letters, there is no element with the symbol U.

- M: The letter M is the last letter of the word "sodium." Here, M does refer to sodium. So, the letter M represents the chemical symbol for sodium, Na.

In summary, the chemical symbol for sodium is Na. It is not represented by the individual letters S, O, D, I, U, or M.