How to extract sodium from its ore?
Sodium is removed from time to time with the help of perforated spoons and kept under kerosene oil. The various reactions taking place during electrolysis are: N aOH melting −−−−→ N a+ +OH− (dissociation) At cathode: N a++e− →N a. At anode: OH− → 1 2H2O+ 1 4O2+2e−. Most of the water formed in the reaction gets evaporated ...