Sodium is used in:
Street lamps
Sodium vapour gives out a bright yellow light when an electrical current is passed through it.
As a coolant in nuclear reactor
Liquid sodium metal has a high thermal conductivity and transfers heat very efficiently from the core of the reactor to water, which then turns to steam and drives the generator.
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