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(58 votes) Published: Mar 29, 2005 10:28 a.m. In 13 Favorites Lists Viewed 1351 times
This is how to make pure sodium. For those who don’t know, Sodium is a highly reactive element (a metal, to be more specific) that will produce massive amounts of Hydrogen gas, as well as huge amounts of heat, when it comes in contact with water. In short, a chunk of sodium the size of a lighter will explode on contact with water. That means it will explode even if it touches your hands.
How To Make It:
First, this lovely substance can be made with household supplies. You will need : Salt, a Propane Torch or Bunsen Burner, and a DC power source. Salt is NaCl, also known as Sodium Chloride. To isolate the sodium, the salt needs to be melted, then electrolysis is performed upon the liquid salt.
So, first place the salt in a ceramic container. Heat the salt with your torch or bunsen burner. It needs to be at least 803 degrees celsius if it is to melt, so your stove won’t cut it. Once the salt is melted, run an electric current through the molten salt. For power source, I recomennd a car battery. A DC toy train transformer works, but it will take forever. When you apply the electricity, a large amount of gas is put off. DON’T BREATH IT IN! I cannot stress that enough. I run a shop-vac at the site to draw the gas away. Even still, I hold my breath. That gas is Chlorine. It will melt you lungs if you breath it in. I have breathed in a trace amount of it once on accident, and I was coughing for hours. Once no more gas comes off the molten salt, run the power all over, just to check that the electrolysis is complete. Let it cool, and you have sodium. Store it in oil, because it will react with most liquids. The resultant solid should be gray and soft, and if you cut it, it will be shiny for a short time before it goes dull again.
Mar 29, 2005 11:52 am - I get my pic of google to I need to get a torch. well writen nice picture very easy to understand except the part about the power how do you run the power threw it 5555555555
Mar 29, 2005 6:24 pm - Posted so many times. The least you could have done was made it stand out from the rest, but alas, your writing and formatting is sub-par.
You also forgot to mention what to use as your electrodes. That’s kind of key.
Mar 30, 2005 10:25 am - Graphite electrodes work best. Get them out of an old lantern battery. I know that many people know this already, but I was asked by a couple people how to make it. By the way, salt is sodium chloride. It is a network solid, NaCl.
Apr 23, 2005 2:42 am - You guys are stupid, if any one has managed to make pure sodium using this method u did it wrong because as to this day no person has found a way to turn NaCl (sodium cloride) in to pure sodium. As for you runtman 444 you shouldn’t be a moderator plus you win the award for being the 1000th person to copy this article.
May 03, 2005 10:31 am - Uh huh. We are stupid are we? I have done this. Many times actually. I did not copy it. Anybody who knows anything about chemistry could figure it out on their own. And where does the mod shit come from?
to this day no person has found a way to turn NaCl (sodium cloride)
Yes they have!!! Do you know anything about chemistry? Have you ever heard of the Downs cell. By the way that is what they use in the industry to get sodium from NaCl.
Sep 08, 2006 12:43 pm - Yes moron, sodium reacts with air to create sodium oxide, which is somewhat of a barrier against the elements. However, its thin enough that a drop of water will still make it react. And no, I did not copy your egg. This was based off of my knowledge of chemistry, not by reading some bullshit anarchist cookbook. Bite me.
Nov 16, 2006 7:15 pm - Nick, if you are intending to do something such as making ANY highly reactive substances react with eachother in an area with people around you, such as school, you should NOT be aloud to view this site. Lets put it this way: A small glass tube filled with pure sodium will react with a jar of water to form an explosion that could burn and/or kill someone within the blast radius (If it is a glass jar.) You are eleven years old; try to make it past 16.
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