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Sodium (chem symbol = Na)

Mercury vapor is also used in street lights.

Low pressure sodium vapor street lights are amber/yellow in color, high pressure sodium lights are white and mercury vapor lights glow blueish white.

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Sodium, in vapor form in some street lamps.

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Sodium and mercury are used in the majority of street lamps today.

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