How do I Isolate Sodium?

Question

Sodium is one of the most used chemical reducer, how do I get it besides melting salt and using a cathode and anode.

Answer 1

Abstract The solubility was studied in the systems Na2SO3-NaCl-NH4Cl-(NH4)2SO3-H2O at 20 and 40°C and NH4HSO3-NaHSO3-NaCl-NH4Cl-H2O at 40°C by the graphic-analytical method. The obtained results were used to choose the most efficient method for obtaining sodium sulfite by conversion and to substantiate the optimal temperature condition of the process. The data obtained in studying stages of conversion of ammonium sulfate solution with sodium chloride and crystallization of a by-product-ammonium chloride, made it possible to find the optimal technology of the closed cyclic process.

Answer 2

Sodium is a soft, highly reactive metal that melts at a very low temperature, lower than that of boiling water (97.5 C). It is light enough to float on water and soft enough to be cut easily with a knife. It also reacts violently with water, producing enough heat to make it melt and to give off hydrogen gas, which then ignites. It was first isolated by the English chemist Humphry Davy in 1804, by electrolysis of molten salt (NaCl) into its constituent elements sodium and chlorine.

Sodium is represented by the symbol Na, its atomic number is eleven, and atomic weight 22.9898. It has only one naturally occurring isotope, sodium-23. It is an alkali metal, occurring in the far left hand column of the periodic table. It gives up one electron from its outer shell to form a positive ion. Because it is so reactive, it is never found in its pure, elemental state in nature; it must be isolated artificially. Pure sodium quickly looses its silvery luster when exposed to air and becomes dull gray, due to the formation of sodium oxide on the surface. This is analogous to the rusting of iron, but proceeds much more quickly.
I advise you, is less dangerous to buy it .

Answer 3

You can melt sodium hydroxide. It has a lower melting point. But electrolysis is still the answer. Else, you can buy it.