I have dedicated a page on my website to further explain this reaction: http://www.grassrootsdiy.com/sodium.htm The reaction is as follows: 2Mg + 2NaOH = 2MgO + 2Na + H2 This is my new process of reacting NaOH and Mg in a water cooled soup can for creating elemental sodium. I also show a far from perfect extraction process to remove the sodium from the slag. It accomplishes its purpose, however inefficiently. ~-~~-~~~-~~-~ Check out my latest video: "How To View Invisible Air Currents With Lasers" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K94Cc21KEIA ~-~~-~~~-~~-~