How can sodium be obtained from sodium chloride?

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The extraction of  Sodium metal is done from its molten salt (NaCl) by electrolysis process in which the reactions takes place as:

At cathode: Na+ + e- -> Na

At anode: Cl -> : Cl- + e-

Over all reaction : NaCl ->  Na+ + Cl-

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The extraction of metal from its molten salt is done by electrolysis from NaCl (Sodium chloride)

At cathode: Na + + e - → Na

At anode: Cl → Cl - + e -

Over all reaction : NaCl → Na + + Cl -

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