Question

Name the chemical formula of sodium amalgam.

Answer 1

Alloy

1. Alloy is a mixture of two or more metals.
2. Alloy is a metallic substance composed of two or more elements, as either a compound or a solution.
3. Alloys are harder than their constituent metals. They are more durable and more resistant to corrosion.
4. They have less electrical conductivity than the metals.

Sodium amalgam

1. Sodium amalgam is an alloy of Mercury and Sodium.
2. Sodium amalgam are often used in the reactions to carry out the reduction process.
3. ${\mathrm{Na}}_5{\mathrm{Hg}}_8$ and ${\mathrm{Na}}_3\mathrm{Hg}$ are well defined compounds of Sodium amalgam.

${\mathrm{Na}}_5{\mathrm{Hg}}_8$ is the chemical formula of sodium amalgam.