Sodium amalgam sodium metal in mercury or the reverse. Sodium amalgams can be purchased from chemical supply houses. Since its introduction in the 1880s by students of Robert Bunsen, Julius Tafel and Hans Goldschmidt, sodium amalgam has also been used in organic chemistry as a powerful reducing agent, which is safer to handle than sodium itself. An example of its use is in the Emde degradation. A sodium amalgam is used in the design of the high pressure sodium lamp providing sodium to produce the proper color, and mercury to tailor the electrical characteristics of the lamp. Sodium amalgam is a by-product
You Can't Always Get What You Want You Can't Always Get What You Want "You Can't Always Get What You Want" is a song by the Rolling Stones on their 1969 album "Let It Bleed". Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it was named as the 100th greatest song of all time by "Rolling Stone" magazine in its 2004 list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Jagger commented on the song's beginnings: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" was the first song recorded for the album. It exists in two versions, a 5:00 single mix and a 7:28 album mix. "You Can't Always