Sodium - 11Na: compounds information
This section lists some binary compounds with halogens (known as halides), oxygen (known as oxides), hydrogen (known as hydrides), and some other compounds of sodium. For each compound, a formal oxidation number for sodium is given, but the usefulness of this number is limited for p-block elements in particular. Based upon that oxidation number, an electronic configuration is also given but note that for more exotic compounds you should view this as a guide only.
In compounds of sodium (where known), the most common oxidation numbers of sodium are: 1.
Hydrides
The term hydride is used to indicate compounds of the type MxHy and not necessarily to indicate that any compounds listed behave as hydrides chemically.
- Sodium hydride: NaH
Fluorides
- Sodium fluoride: NaF
Chlorides
- Sodium chloride: NaCl
Bromides
- none listed
Iodides
- Sodium iodide: NaI
Oxides
- Disodium oxide: Na2O
- Sodium peroxide: Na2O2
- Sodium superoxide: NaO2
Sulfides
- Disodium sulphide: Na2S
- Disodium persulphide: Na2S2
- Disodium trisulphide: Na2S3
- Disodium hexasulphide: Na2S6
- Disodium tetrasulphide: Na2S4
- Disodium pentasulphide: Na2S5
- Disodium sulphide pentahydrate: Na2S.5H2O
- Disodium sulphide nonahydrate: Na2S.9H2O
Selenides
- Disodium selenide: Na2Se
Tellurides
- Disodium telluride: Na2Te
Nitrides
- none listed
Carbonyls
- none listed
Complexes
- none listed