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I've heard that salt has corrosion issues. These may also apply to sodium, though.



The Wikipedia article says that sodium actually protects metals from corroding, but I am unable to see how that works by reading the citation.


Some very reactive substances react with their container vessel to form a non-reactive 'skin' on the inside of the vessel. I don't know if they applies in this case.




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