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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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