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Electrolysis of Sodium Chloride
Electrolysis cell for molten sodium chloride
A commercial electrolysis cell for the production of metallic sodium and chlorine gas from molten NaCl. Liquid sodium floats to the top of the melt above the cathode and is drained off into a storage tank. Chlorine gas bubbles out of the melt above the anode.
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"Chemical Principles/Atoms, Molecules, and Ions."
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