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2 December 2024

  • curprev 20:4720:47, 2 December 2024Admin talk contribs 3,270 bytes +3,270 Created page with "A downs cell proper is used to produce sodium metal and chlorine gas by electrolysis of sodium chloride (possibly fluxed by calcium chloride). It's patented<ref>{{Cite patent|1501756}}</ref>, etc. We use the term more generally to describe any apparatus that performs electrolysis on molten metal salts to produce pure metals, and does it in a gravitically efficient way. ==Construction== ===Materials=== * Refractory clay capable of withstanding molten alkali me..."