Sodium is the 11th element in the periodic table of elements. It is located in the third row of the first column.  It is the second member of the alkali metals. This makes it reactive, even more so than Lithium. Its appearance is silvery white with a melting point of 98 degrees Celsius. Sodium requires careful storage due to its high reactivity. This is shown upon submerging in water. It violently reacts with water to form Sodium Hydroxide, Hydrogen gas, and a fireball. Its most common isotope is Sodium 23 which makes up most Sodium in nature. 

Sodium has a lot of uses. Salt, or Sodium Chloride (NaCl) is one of the most common food condiments. Another age-old Sodium compound is soda ash, or Sodium Carbonate(Na₂CO₃).  It was used as a cleaning agent. Adding onto this, Sodium plays an important role in the body. It acts as an electrolyte for our neurons. Sodium is a versatile metal with uncountable uses. Sodium Hydroxide can be used for making soap because it breaks the ester in various triglycerides present in animal fat or oil. It may have more uses in the future in the form of Sodium-ion batteries. They are less damaging to the environment than Lithium since Sodium is way more common.