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What is yellow sodium light and what are its uses ?

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A sodium lamp consists of the element sodium and its kept under excitation producing light. It is a type of a gas discharge lamp which means that an electric discharge is sent through an ionized gas to produce light.

A sodium lamp can be of two types:

low pressure

high pressure

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Uses:

typically street and home lighting


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