Sodium hydroxide NaOH CAS 1310-73-2
Other name
Caustic Soda, Natrium Hydroxydatu, Caustic Alkali, Sodium Hydrate, Lye
Molecular Formula (MF)
NaOH
EINECS No.
215-185-5
Appearance
Flake or Prill
Melting Point
318.4 °C
Boiling Point
1390 °C
UN No.
1823
IMO Class
8
Molecular Weight
40.01 g/mol
Specific gravity
2.13 g/cm³
pH
Strongly alkaline
In chemistry, a Alkali is a compound that can ionize hydroxide ions in an aqueous solution, and it can be neutralized with acids to form salts. Alkali has the characteristics of strong ionization, high solubility, corrosion and so on. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) has many uses. Used in the production of paper, soap, dyes, rayon, smelting metal, petroleum refining, cotton finishing, coal tar products purification, as well as food processing, wood processing and machinery industry, industrial grade potassium hydroxide: used in the production of sodium metal, such as electrolytic sodium metal, etc.
