Discovered by the electrolysis of caustic soda, it is a soft, silvery- white metal which ignites in water.
The cheapest of all the metals on a volume basis, its flame-test spectrum has a doublet at 589 nanometers which can be blocked by cobalt blue glass. Discovered by the electrolysis of caustic soda, it is a soft, silvery- white metal which ignites in water. For 10 points—name this element found in baking soda and halite.
The cheapest of all the metals on a volume basis, its flame-test spectrum has a doublet at 589 nanometers which can be blocked by cobalt blue glass.
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