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minus-squareBlackLaZoR@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoTechnically correct. Sodium blows up when exposed to water.
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoSo does lithium. Not relevant for battery tech, tho
minus-squareBlackLaZoR@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoVery relevant for firefighters who have to deal with lithium and sodium fires. BTW: Explosion in case of lithium is indirect since you need a hydrogen buildup first. In case of sodium plus water it goes boom almost instantly
minus-squareBenaaasaaas@group.ltlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoSo does lithium, even more violently, good thing is that nobody is using pure lithium or sodium
minus-squareProgrammingSocks@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoJesus Christ you all want to discount Chinese innovations so bad. America won’t fund anything that doesn’t immediately return anymore. They’ve fallen off.
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agothey’re not using raw sodium but obviously mixing it with other chemicals. so it’s not relevant.
Technically correct.
Sodium blows up when exposed to water.
So does lithium. Not relevant for battery tech, tho
Very relevant for firefighters who have to deal with lithium and sodium fires.
BTW: Explosion in case of lithium is indirect since you need a hydrogen buildup first. In case of sodium plus water it goes boom almost instantly
So does lithium, even more violently, good thing is that nobody is using pure lithium or sodium
Jesus Christ you all want to discount Chinese innovations so bad. America won’t fund anything that doesn’t immediately return anymore. They’ve fallen off.
they’re not using raw sodium but obviously mixing it with other chemicals. so it’s not relevant.