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Where is soduim found?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Metallic sodium is far too reactive to exist in nature, and our supplies are obtained from seawater. Electrolysis is the method used, and molten sodium chloride is the immediate source. But the temperature of the molten salt is cleverly lowered by using an eutectic mixture with calcium chloride. This is a clever use of the properties of an eutectic.

The world gets by with only 100 000 tons or so of this useful metal each year.

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13y ago

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