how do i seperate salt into sodiom and clorine?

Question

i need to get the sodium out of salt can somone tell me how

Answer 1

Since Sodium is Highly electro positive and chlorine is highly electronegative, it is difficult to separate them through conventional chemical means.

So we use electrochemical means to do it. Conc. salt soln. is taken and electrolysed in a cell. Chlorine gas is evolved at the anode and Sodium is formed at the cathode. Since Sodium reacts with water, it cannot be isolated as such. Instead, it is generally deposited as amalgam, using a mercury cathode. Sodium can be isolated from the amalgam later on.

An alternative method is to electrolyse molten salt ( Sodium chloride). Molten sodium is deposited at the anode without need for amalgamation.

Answer 2

Pass an electric current into molten salt (NaCl). Molten sodium metal will appear at the cathode. Collect the sodium, and all will be well.

Answer 3

Sodium chloride is separated into sodium and chlorine by electrolysis