Why sodium chloride is hard but sodium metal is soft?

The following reaction shows sodium carbonate reacting with calcium hydroxide. na2co3 + ca(oh)2 → naoh + caco3 how many grams of naoh are produced from 20.0 grams of na2co3? (molar mass of na = 22.989 g/mol, c = 12.01 g/mol, o = 15.999 g/mol, ca = 40.078 g/mol, h = 1.008 g/mol) 12.2 grams 15.1 grams 24.4 grams 30.2 grams

Apump contains 0.5 l of air at 203 kpa.you draw back on the piston of the pump, expanding the volume until the pressure reads 50.8 kpa. what is the new volume of the air pump

If an area has high air pressure and low humidity, what type of weather will it most likely have? plz !