And that is an Erlenmeyer flask that has been filled with chlorine and sodium has been added to it.

那是厄伦美厄烧瓶,已经被氯气和钠,填满了。

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So, if you start with sodium vapor and chlorine gas, electron transfer will occur.

所以，如果从以钠蒸汽和氯气开始，电子传递就会发生了。

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Or we could keep on going: chlorine, right?

亦或者接下来的氯气呢？

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So, for example, in an electrochemical cell, it would be possible to take the sodium ion, give back its electron, and convert it into a metallic sodium, take the chloride ion, remove its electron, and restore chlorine gas.

所以，例如一个电化学的电池，它可能带有钠离子，让它得到电子，把它变成金属钠，得到氯离子，让它失去电子，作为氯气储存。

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Chlorine gas, toxic to humans.

氯气有毒。

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The other electrode, we'd make chlorine gas.

另一个电极，我们得到氯气。

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