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Sodium

0.2% of Body Weight

From Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com

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Sodium is important for proper nerve and muscle function. It is excreted in perspiration.

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Gallery Index
Sodium metal chunks under mineral oil.

Sodium metal chunks under mineral oil.

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