Sodium Testing Analysis of Sodium using the ISE The appropriate size solid sample is weighed and inserted into a micro bomb The bomb is then charged with the appropriate reagents to completely digest the sodium compound The apparatus is clamped shut and heated in a flame for 60 seconds The contents are washed out and diluted
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Get PriceThe Castner process is a process for manufacturing sodium metal by electrolysis of molten sodium hydroxide at approximately 330 °C Below that temperature the melt would solidify; above that temperature the molten sodium would start to dissolve in the melt Sodium is a chemical element with the symbol Na and atomic number 11 It is a
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Get Priced A sodium vapor lamp Figure 7 23 operates by using electricity to excite the highest energy electron to the next highest energy level Light is produced when the excited electron drops back to the lower level Which two energy levels are involved in this process for the Na atom [Section 7 7]
Get Price1 It should be ensured that the sodium fusion phase of the experiment be done precisely so that detection of elements is easier and more accurate 2 It should be assured that the fusion test tube be properly dried before the addition of sodium because the two are highly reactive and may cause accidental explosions 3
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