
Sodium
Safety Alert
Stress on sodium's reactivity and the need for careful handling in scientific contexts.
Use goggles when demonstrating sodium's reaction with water.
Not Ordinary Metal
Highlight that unlike most metals, sodium is soft and can be cut with a knife.
Pure sodium is so soft you could cut it with a butter knife.
Science Projects
Suggest its frequent use in school science experiments to demonstrate chemical reactions.
For our project, we observed sodium reacting explosively with water.