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Re:Sodium batteries offer an alternative to tricky lithium by SketchySeaBeast on Thursday October 26, 2023 @01:39PM (#38029017)
I'm not sure how it's held in the proposed batteries, but isn't pure Sodium violently explosive when in contact with water?
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Re:Sodium batteries offer an alternative to tricky lithium by djbusby on Thursday October 26, 2023 @01:51PM (#38029197)
Batteries aren't pure sodium. Pure sodium bonded with something (eg: chlorine) is less explosive.
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