Sodium is preferred over potassium in industrial applications because? / myLot

Pakistan

January 30, 2007 1:07am CST

a.sodium salts are easily decomposed. b.sodium is produced more economically. c.potassium oxidizes more slowly in air. d.potsssium has a higher melting temperature.

2 responses

Maxmewell17

@Maxmewell17 (98)

• South Africa

30 Jan 07

I think the answer is because sodium salts are produced more economically. Sodiun being higher than Na in the electrochemical series is more reactive and more dengerous to handle.

jkhovis

@jkhovis (1)

• Singapore

27 Jul 08

thanks 4 the help this is scince and i do not understand scince and all the help i can get makes it a little easly for me to get out of science.

yueliu

@yueliu (1619)

• China

30 Jan 07

Thanks,from ur words I know a lot.^_^

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