Excerpt from A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry, Vol. 5 of 5 In the laboratory sodium can be made by a process described by Bamberger (ber. 1898, which consists in heating a mixture of sodium peroxide and charcoal or calcium carbide in a covered crucible to 300° Metallic sodium is produced, and condenses on the cover of the crucible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.