sodium

• Formula: Na
• Molecular weight: 22.98976928
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/Na Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: KEAYESYHFKHZAL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7440-23-5
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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess

View reactions leading to Na⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Ion clustering data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Clustering reactions

( • 4294967295) +  =

By formula: (I^- • 4294967295Na) + Na = I^-

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Na⁺ • Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 2Na)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 2Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 3Na)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 3Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 4Na)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 4Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 5Na)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 5Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 6Na)

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 6Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 7Na)

( • 7) +  = ( • 8)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 7Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 8Na)

( • 8) +  = ( • 9)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 8Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 9Na)

( • 9) +  = ( • 10)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 9Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 10Na)

( • 10) +  = ( • 11)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 10Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 11Na)

( • 11) +  = ( • 12)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 11Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 12Na)

( • 12) +  = ( • 13)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 12Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 13Na)

( • 13) +  = ( • 14)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 13Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 14Na)

( • 14) +  = ( • 15)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 14Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 15Na)

( • 15) +  = ( • 16)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 15Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 16Na)

( • 16) +  = ( • 17)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 16Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 17Na)

( • 17) +  = ( • 18)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 17Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 18Na)

( • 18) +  = ( • 19)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 18Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 19Na)

( • 19) +  = ( • 20)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 19Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 20Na)

( • 22) +  = ( • 23)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 22Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 23Na)

( • 23) +  = ( • 24)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 23Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 24Na)

( • 24) +  = ( • 25)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 24Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 25Na)

( • 25) +  = ( • 26)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 25Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 26Na)

( • 26) +  = ( • 27)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 26Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 27Na)

( • 27) +  = ( • 28)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 27Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 28Na)

( • 28) +  = ( • 29)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 28Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 29Na)

( • 29) +  = ( • 30)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 29Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 30Na)

( • 30) +  = ( • 31)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 30Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 31Na)

( • 31) +  = ( • 32)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 31Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 32Na)

( • 32) +  = ( • 33)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 32Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 33Na)

( • 33) +  = ( • 34)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 33Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 34Na)

( • 34) +  = ( • 35)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 34Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 35Na)

( • 35) +  = ( • 36)

By formula: (Na⁺ • 35Na) + Na = (Na⁺ • 36Na)

References

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Patterson, Hotop, et al., 1974
Patterson, T.A.; Hotop, H.; Kasdan, A.; Norcross, D.W.; Lineberger, W.C., Resonances in Alkali Negative-Ion Photodetachment and Electron Affinities of the Corresponding Neutrals, Phys. Rev. Lett., 1974, 32, 5, 189, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.32.189 . [all data]

Lide, 1992
Lide, D.R. (Editor), Ionization potentials of atoms and atomic ions in Handbook of Chem. and Phys., 1992, 10-211. [all data]

Kelly, 1987
Kelly, R.L., Atomic and ionic spectrum lines of hydrogen through kryton, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1987, 16. [all data]

Peterson, Dao, et al., 1984
Peterson, K.I.; Dao, P.D.; Farley, R.W.; Castleman, A.W., Jr., Photoionization of sodium clusters, J. Chem. Phys., 1984, 80, 1780. [all data]

Zmbov, Wu, et al., 1977
Zmbov, K.F.; Wu, C.H.; Ihle, H.R., A mass spectrometric study of heteronuclear diatomic alkali metal molecules. Dissociation energies ionization potentials of NaLi, KLi, NaK, J. Chem. Phys., 1977, 67, 4603. [all data]

Gingerich and Miller, 1975
Gingerich, K.A.; Miller, F., Thermodynamic study of gaseous sodium-phosphorus-oxygen ternary molecules by high temperature mass spectrometry, J. Chem. Phys., 1975, 63, 1211. [all data]

Semenov, Volkov, et al., 1973
Semenov, G.A.; Volkov, A.D.; Franktseva, K.E., Mass-spectrometric study of sodium carbonate vaporization, Tr. Leningrad. Tekhnol. Inst. Tsellyul. Bum. Prom., 1973, 30, 153. [all data]

Piacente and Gingerich, 1972
Piacente, V.; Gingerich, K.A., Thermodynamic study of the molecule NaAg with a mass spectrometer, High Temp. Sci., 1972, 4, 312. [all data]

Moore, 1970
Moore, C.E., Ionization potentials and ionization limits derived from the analyses of optical spectra, Natl. Stand. Ref. Data Ser., (U.S. Natl. Bur. Stand.), 1970, 34, 1. [all data]

Miller, Leopold, et al., 1986
Miller, T.M.; Leopold, D.G.; Murray, K.K.; Lineberger, W.C., Electron Affinities of the Alkali Halides and the Structure of their Negative Ions, J. Chem. Phys., 1986, 85, 5, 2368, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.451091 . [all data]

Brechignac, Cahuzac, et al., 1989
Brechignac, C.; Cahuzac, P.; Leygnier, J.; Weiner, J., Dynamics of Unimolecular Dissociation of Sodium Cluster Ions, J. Chem. Phys., 1989, 90, 3, 1492, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.456675 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  EA	Electron affinity
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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