Sodium occurs mostly in seawater and dried seabed, but is now produced through electrolysis of sodium chloride by lowering the melting point of the substance to below 700 °C through the use of a Downs cell.
sˈoʊdiəm əkˈɜːz mˈoʊstli ɪn sˈiːwɔːɾɚ ænd dɹˈaɪd sˈiːbɛd, bˌʌt ɪz nˈaʊ pɹədˈuːst θɹuː ᵻlɛktɹˈɑːləsˌɪs ʌv sˈoʊdiəm klˈoːɹaɪd baɪ lˈoʊɚɹɪŋ ðə mˈɛltɪŋ pˈɔɪnt ʌvðə sˈʌbstəns tə bᵻlˌoʊ sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd dᵻɡɹˈiːz sˈiː θɹuː ðə jˈuːs əvə dˈaʊnz sˈɛl.