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There are reasons.

First, it takes more energy more energy and therefore costs to extract the needed sodium from its compounds than it is to simply get the hydrogen by electrolysis of water.

Second, the reaction between sodium and any acid is violent, even explosive, making it dangerous to conduct even on a small scale.

Third, the heat produced by the reaction is enough to ignite the hydrogen, which would then form only common water.

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