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  sodium hydroxide soln ingredients.

  Posted by Stanley on February 16, 2022 at 9:47 pm

  What is the purpose of a Sodium Hydroxide solution to have the following:

  • sodium hydroxide
  • Sodium chloride
  • sodium carbonate
  • water

  PhilGeis replied 2 years, 7 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  chemicalmatt

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  February 18, 2022 at 8:27 pm

  Trying to understand here…purpose? If this is a formula then the purpose of NaOH is to keep that carbonate from fizzing away as CO2. 

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  PhilGeis

  Member

  February 19, 2022 at 10:49 am

  Not “purpose”.  Those are not added.
  Na Carbonate is a natural contaminant of NaOH - a product of CO2 from air and NaOH.  
  NaCl is a feedstock for NaOH production - prob left over from that process.

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