1. Hangzhou School Affiliated to East China Normal University, Hangzhou 310000,China;
2. College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241,China
Abstract Starting from the color of sodium combustion products, combined with the theories and experiments, this paper discussed three issues about the existence of a small amount of black material in the products, changes in the color of the product after combustion and the composition of the final products. The conclusion was that the products of sodium combustion were mainly white sodium peroxide and yellow sodium superoxide.