Starting with sodium chloride how would you proceed to prepare (i) sodium metal (ii) sodium hydroxide (iii) sodium peroxide (iv) sodium carbonate ?

Starting with sodium chloride how would you proceed to prepare (i) sod

1.	Starting with sodium chloride how would you proceed to prepare (i) sodium metal (ii) sodium hydroxide (iii) sodium peroxide (iv) sodium carbonate ?
Answer» Solution :Sodium HYDROXIDE may be OBTAINED by the electrolysis of an aqueous solution of sodium chloride using MERCURY cathode and carbon anode (Castner-Kellner CELL).