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Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production (newatlas.com)
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[–] WolfLink@lemmy.ml 13 points 6 months ago

Yeah throwing a piece of sodium metal into water will cause a violent reaction. Even touching it with your finger is bad because of the moisture on your skin.

But sodium chloride (table salt) dissolves in water easily and safely, resulting in an aqueous solution including sodium ions.