# Dropping Ice into Molten Sodium

**URL:** https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/dropping-ice-into-molten-sodium/2696
**Category:** Context
**Tags:** ice, coulomb-explosion, sodium
**Created:** [3 February 2023 08:46 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/dropping-ice-into-molten-sodium/2696 "2023-02-03T08:46:35Z")
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### Author: ![johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/johnwalker/32/17415_2.png) [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)
#### Post date: [3 February 2023 08:46 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/dropping-ice-into-molten-sodium/2696/1 "2023-02-03T08:46:36Z")

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[![](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/2X/0/00cce2b25afdfbedfc5c6834f7cb70771450d65f.jpeg "Dropping Solid Water In Liquid Sodium") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-_iuXR0FCU)

This is not as dangerous as it looks, since the melting point of sodium is just 98° C.