Following on from our potassium chlorate cell video, we try making a sodium chlorate cell from the same materials, because people seemed interested. Using a titanium cathode and a mixed metal oxide anode, we electrolyse a sodium chloride solution for 16 days at 4.2 amps, and finally recover a total of 315 g of sodium chlorate from the cell.

Ultimately, the chlorate we make in this video will be used for a perchlorate cell, but it will be a while before that happens.

Link to the potassium chlorate cell video:
   • A Potassium Chlorate Cell