Making Sodium Metal - Sodium Extraction

by NightHawkInLight in Workshop > Science

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Making Sodium Metal - Sodium Extraction

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NOTE: See my previous video, 'Making Sodium Metal' to see how I make sodium in the first place.

The reaction is as follows: 2Mg + 2NaOH = 2MgO + 2Na + H2

This is my new process of reacting NaOH and Mg in a water cooled soup can for creating elemental sodium. I also show a far from perfect extraction process to remove the sodium from the slag. It accomplishes its purpose, however inefficiently.