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Many of us gained our first appreciation for chemistry upon witnessing a high school teacher drop a chunk of sodium into a beakerful of water. You may think you know the explanation behind the ...

For decades, science enthusiasts have delighted at the famously energetic way sodium and potassium explode on contact with water. Researchers in Europe now show that the long-accepted explanation for ...

Hyponatremia, a dangerous condition of low blood sodium from excessive water intake, causes cell swelling and can severely ...

Electrospun sodium titanate speeds up the purification of water based on selective ion exchange -- effectively extracts radio-active strontium. With the help of this new method, waste water can be ...

Even if you slept your way through high school chemistry, there was typically one day that ensured you were awake. That's when, after an extensive safety lecture, the teacher brought out the alkali ...