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I am sure you're not the first person to not want dependency on foreign countries that have lithium deposits. Why is this not done already with sodium? Is it co

by _8j50 4y ago

I am sure you're not the first person to not want dependency on foreign countries that have lithium deposits. Why is this not done already with sodium? Is it costly to manufacture with it? Durability?

Lev1a 4y ago
My guess as a layman would be that AFAIK the reaction of alkali ("group 1") metals with water is more violent the further down it's situated in that column in the periodic table. Since Na is one down from Li it should react more violently to any water contact (even water vapor in the atmosphere) which would make it inherently more of a safety concern.