[SOLVED] Purification

[Faizan]

How do we separate Sodium from a mixture of sodium chloride and water soluble impurities?

[thunderfvck]

Sodium? As in Na? In water? HA!

2Na + 2H2O --> 2NaOH + H2

ie. Sodium doesn't exist in water because it will react with it.

[Monique]

No, he mentioned from NaCl, which is a salt and not from the metal Na :)

[thunderfvck]

ha

What other water impurities? You must specify otherwise we will not stroke your rod with much efficiency.

[Chemicalsuperfreak]

Use an ion exchange resin.

[Faizan]

Thanks Monique, you clarified my question but still i cant find any answer to my question.

[Monique]

I think you need to clarify your goal a little bit, you want to get rid of the Na+ or you want to isolate Na+.. there is a difference :)