How many syllables in sodium?

There are 3 syllables in the word sodium.

How to pronounce sodium:

sodium (noun):: a silver-white soft waxy ductile element of the alkali metal group that occurs abundantly in nature in combined form and is very active chemically see chemical elements table; a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt).

atomic number 11

halite

metal

metallic element

rock salt

saltwater

seawater

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