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Lets start out with one of those "do not try this at home" deals without all the explaining. You can heat either salt or baking soda to their melting points, and run an electrical charge through the liquid. Use inert electrodes, like graphite rods. Salt melts at a lower temperature making it easier to use, but it releases chlorine gas. baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, needs a higher temperature that you probably would be unable to attain with normal household means, but CO2 gas is released in the electrolysis reaction instead of deadly Cl. The end product of this reaction will leave you with impure sodium metal. You can react this with water to make NaOH + H. CAUTION: pure sodium reacts VERY violently with water. pea sized chunks will bounce around until consumed while larger chunks will EXPLODE. you have been warned.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agothe standard way used in industry is via electrolysis of a salt and CaCl2 solution at high temperatures in a down's cell. I suppose this could be done in a home setting, provided you have a powerful electrical source with high amps and low voltage, can make your own down's cell (pictures are on the internet, and can heat the mixture of salt and calcium chloride to 600 degrees Celsius ( 800 with out the calcium chloride).
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∙ 9y agoSodium chloride is the product of reaction between sodium hydroxide and hydrogen chloride.
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∙ 14y agoMultiply sodium by 2.5
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Is salt the same as sodium?
No, salt is not the same as sodium. Salt is sodium chloride, not just sodium by itself.
Is sodium also called salt?
Sodium is a chemical element, a metal. Sodium chloride is a salt.
Is all sodium salt?
In chemistry sodium is not salt but a violently reactive metal. The sodium referred to on a nutrition label is essentially salt.
Is sodium nitrate table salt?
No, sodium chloride is table salt.
What is the salt equivalent of sodium carbonate?
There is technically no salt equivalent of sodium carbonate. Sodium carbonate, or soda ash, is a sodium salt of carbonic acid. It is often extracted from plant ashes.
Does sodium have salt in it?
Sodium chloride (salt, NaCl) has sodium in it.
Is salt the same as sodium?
No, salt is not the same as sodium. Salt is sodium chloride, not just sodium by itself.
Why doe sodium and chlorine gas make salt when sodium is salt?
Salt is sodium and chloride, sodium is an element by itself.
Are Sodium nitrite and salt the same?
No. While chemically sodium nitrite is a salt, the salt you eat, table salt, is sodium chloride.
What is salt sodium chloride?
sea salt which is based on the metal sodium.
What type of salt has sodium for its scientific name?
A common salt of sodium is sodium chloride.
Is sodium different to salt?
yes, salt is sodium chloride
How do you make the low sodium from sodium chloride?
Sodium chloride, NaCl, is common salt or table salt. Low sodium salt is generally made by mixing sodium chloride with potassium chloride, thereby reducing the amount of sodium in the salt.
Is sodium compound or salt?
Sodium is a chemical element. Salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine.
Which salt has less sodium?
Common table salt is Sodium Chloride and is thus very rich in Sodium. A salt is an ionic compound - so LiCl is a salt - but has zero sodium. "Low Sodium" NaCl is a marketing gimmick
What is used to replace sodium in table salt?
Sodium is a component of salt; table salt is 40 percent sodium and 60 percent chloride. Sodium Chloride is what is commonly known as salt. So replacing sodium makes the compound no longer salt. AlsoSalt is a salt substitute that isn't salt, but tastes like it.
Is sodium also called salt?
Sodium is a chemical element, a metal. Sodium chloride is a salt.
