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How is metallic sodium made?

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Re: How is metallic sodium made?
« Reply #20 on: 03/03/2008 07:55:45 »
Quote from: Anarchistkid on 03/03/2008 02:20:59
If you want to make sodium just heat table salt at about 800*C until it melts then run electricity through it. Just watch out for chlorine gas a decent amount comes out during electrosis

And you don't worry about sodium vapors or liquid sodium floating, immediately burning in air?
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Re: How is metallic sodium made?
« Reply #21 on: 03/03/2008 19:04:29 »
At the risk of spoiling all this teenage enthusiasm with a few dull facts; Yes you can make sodium- obviously someone can because the stuff's on sale.
The conceptually simplest way to make it from soda is to heat it with carbon- this was one of the first ways it was made. Of course, it's more than just mixing them up and borrowing your mum's oven.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_bicarbonate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium
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How is metallic sodium made?
« Reply #22 on: 02/05/2008 20:51:25 »
 well sodium can be just made by heating the compound sodium chloride till its boiling point(800c)and  by performing electrolysis by using cathode and anode of graphite
NOTE:sodium reacts easily with oxygen to form sodium oxide (Na2O),while chlorine can be very harmful to the lungs [;D]
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