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Potassium hydroxide may be used as a drain cleaner but sodium hydroxide is more common.
NaOH, KOH, NH3...Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), Potassium hydroxide (KOH), barium hydroxide (Ba(OH)2 are all so-called strong bases. Other "weak" bases are ammonia (NH3), sodium bicarbonate (baking soda, or NaHCO3), sodium carbonate (Na3CO3), sodium hydride (NaH).There are many more!See the Related Questions below for more information.
Formulas are used because is a more short and simple system; all peoples understand a formula - a text may be undecipherable, the tranlation may be unsure, the common names have synonyms etc.
caustic soda.
Lemon juice is more acidic. Lemon juice has a pH of 2, which is very acidic. Sodium hydroxide is alkaline, with a pH of 14. However, I'd consider sodium hydroxide considerably more dangerous, as even a small splash can cause painful burning.
Potassium hydroxide may be used as a drain cleaner but sodium hydroxide is more common.
It depends on the lab, but sodium bicarbonate, borax, sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide (or their potassium equivalents) are popular alkalis with many uses.
A chemical reaction occurs between sodium hydroxide and hydrogen chloride. Adding more sodium hydroxide to the reaction causes it to speed up. If you add more of a reactant, such as sodium hydroxide, can it be considered a catalyst? Why or why not?
Lye is one of those "common names" that, particularly when combined with adjectives, might mean a couple of different compounds. The canonical lye is sodium hydroxide. However, potassium hydroxide has very similar chemical properties, and I've seen terms like "wood lye" that indicate it's actually the potassium compound instead. "Caustic lye" is a new one on me; both compounds have common names that include the word caustic (caustic soda for sodium hydroxide, caustic potash for potassium hydroxide), so it might be either one. If it's in a recipe for soap or something, it doesn't really matter all that much; as stated earlier, they have very similar properties and either will work.
There are sodium hydroxide, strontium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide and more.
CaO is not expected to react with sodium hydroxide because sodium is more reactive than calcium.
Because in sodium hydroxide it forms phenoxide ion which is stabilized by solvolysis.
There are many. Water itself contains some free hydroxide ions. More common ones include Sodium Hydroxide solution, Potassium Hydroxide Solution, Slaked Lime Slurry, Concrete, Cement etc
NaOH, KOH, NH3...Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), Potassium hydroxide (KOH), barium hydroxide (Ba(OH)2 are all so-called strong bases. Other "weak" bases are ammonia (NH3), sodium bicarbonate (baking soda, or NaHCO3), sodium carbonate (Na3CO3), sodium hydride (NaH).There are many more!See the Related Questions below for more information.
Formulas are used because is a more short and simple system; all peoples understand a formula - a text may be undecipherable, the tranlation may be unsure, the common names have synonyms etc.
caustic soda.
Lemon juice is more acidic. Lemon juice has a pH of 2, which is very acidic. Sodium hydroxide is alkaline, with a pH of 14. However, I'd consider sodium hydroxide considerably more dangerous, as even a small splash can cause painful burning.