sentence: Sodium metal is reacted with it.
sentences_before: It is used to make potassium metal. Potassium chloride is heated very hot until it melts.
sentences_after: The sodium metal melts and boils to make sodium gas. The sodium gas reacts with the potassium chloride to make potassium gas and sodium chloride. It can be electrolyzed in a water solution to make potassium hydroxide. It is used in food processing. It can be used to execute people in a lethal injection.
concept_name: sodium metal
headings: Potassium chloride Uses
categories: Potassium compounds Chlorine compounds