sodium hydroxide: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	NaOH • caustic soda

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A glass petri dish filled with small, white sodium hydroxide pellets sits on a smooth, light-colored surface.

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alkali hydroxide sodium bicarbonate lye calcium hydroxide hydroxylamine ammonium hydroxide soda lime