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Soda lye, known as sodium hydroxide
Potash lye, a less common name for potassium hydroxide
Chamber lye, urine
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Why are substances like Drano and Battery acid dangerous?
Battery acid is Sulfuric acid and Drano is 54.2 %Sodium hydroxide Sulfuric acid is a strong acid which can damage skin and your eyes. Drano is 54.2 % Sodium hydroxide which is lye. Lye is used to make lye soap. Lye reacts with oils and fats to make soap. You have oils on your skin.
Is there acid in lye?
No, it is basic, but is just as dangerous as a strong acid.
What are facts about soap?
They are made from lye and fat It is a base, not an acid
What are some acid and base substances?
Acid: Vinegar, Citrus juice, Hydrochloric acid, Sulfuric acid..... Base: Lye, Baking soda...
Is lye an acid or base?
Lye is a very strong base with a pH of 13.
Is a lye acid or base?
Lye is a strong base.
Which is a stronger base battery acid or lye?
Based on the fact that battery acid is an acid, not a base, I would say lye. If you are asking which is farther from neutral at 7, they are equal, since lye is 1 and battery acid is a 13.
Why are substances like Drano and Battery acid dangerous?
Battery acid is Sulfuric acid and Drano is 54.2 %Sodium hydroxide Sulfuric acid is a strong acid which can damage skin and your eyes. Drano is 54.2 % Sodium hydroxide which is lye. Lye is used to make lye soap. Lye reacts with oils and fats to make soap. You have oils on your skin.
Is there acid in lye?
No, it is basic, but is just as dangerous as a strong acid.
What does hydrochloric acid and lye make?
salt and water.
Can you make a cleanser using citric acid in place of lye?
Yes, but not for the same purposes that you use lye for. Lye works because it is alkaline, while citrus is acidic.
What are facts about soap?
They are made from lye and fat It is a base, not an acid
What are some acid and base substances?
Acid: Vinegar, Citrus juice, Hydrochloric acid, Sulfuric acid..... Base: Lye, Baking soda...
Is lye an acid or base?
Lye is a very strong base with a pH of 13.
Is Iye an acid or a base?
I believe you mean lye (with an L). Lye can be either sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, both of which are strong bases.
What was soap made of in the 1700's?
Lye and vegetablew oil or animal fat. Lye is potassium or sodium hydroxide, also known as Caustic potaash or cauatic soda. The oil/fat and lye would be put together and boiled to make soap. Modern soaps are made from palm oil or vegetable oil and sodium hydroxide and boiled together. The given acid of these oils is stearic acid. Hence Sodium hydroxide , and stearic acid makes sodium stearate(soap) and water. Hence the old fashioned trade name for soap as 'palmolive' using oliver oil and palm oil .
Can chlorine act with bases?
Chlorine would be an acid, but you could neutralize it with a base such as lye.
