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How do you you determine the percentage of sodium hydroxide in solid Drano?
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See how much it takes to pass out when ingested orally.
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Is drano organic or inorganic?
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How do you prepare 6N sodium hydroxide?
There are several methods for producing sodium hydroxide, or NaOH. The most common way of making NaOH at least as long ago as several hundred years if not more than 1000 was by mixing sodium carbonate, lime, and water. Lime is calcium hydroxide, which is made by heating a mixture of water and crushed limestone. The reaction of sodium carbonate and lime in water is: Na2(CO3) + Ca(OH)2 -----> CaCO3 + 2 NaOH The calcium carbonate formed is barely soluble in water, therefore the solution of NaOH is poured, filtered, or pumped away from the calcium carbonate precipitate and the water is allowed to evaporate away. A solution of NaOH can be easily made by allowing sodium metal to react with water. However, DO NOT PERFORM THIS REACTION WITHOUT A PROFESSOR'S GUIDANCE! The reaction produces hydrogen gas and a lot of heat; enough to ignite the hydrogen and air mixture, which will cause an explosion. Today, most NaOH is made using DC electricity and seawater. The anode is immersed in, or fed filtered seawater, and it is surrounded by a semipermeable membrane through which chlorine gas cannot pass and enter the solution. At the surface of the anode, chloride ions are oxidized to chlorine gas which is captured. Of course the cathode must be in electrical contact with the anode and the ionic balance must be maintained or nothing will happen. It's impossible to remove chloride anions without either replacing them with another anion or removing an equal number of cations. When making sodium hydroxide, water is reduced at the cathode to hydrogen gas and hydroxide anions, which replace the lost chloride ions and keep the reaction going. Thus, what is left in the seawater are the sodium and hydroxide ions, plus small concentrations of other ions. Solid NaOH is made by removing the water, probably by vacuum distillation. More pure NaOH can be made by recrystallizing the initial NaOH, or ion-exchange resins may be used to remove ions other than Na+ and OH-. There may be other methods for purifying the initial NaOH. The reason the chlorine gas must be removed is because a solution of chlorine gas in sodium hydroxide forms chlorine bleach, like Clorox®.
What is the formula for the active ingredient in Drano?
Drano in its crystal form is composed of sodium hydroxide, sodium chloride, sodium nitrate, and aluminum. There are other types of Drano products, such as liquid and aerosol varieties that may have some other ingredients.
What is the base found in Drano?
Drano contain sodium hydroxide (NaOH).
Is drano a base?
Yes, the main ingredient in Drano is sodium hydroxide, a strong base.
Chemical formula for drano?
Drano crystals contain 30-60% sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and 15-40% sodium nitrate (NaNO3).
Chemical name for drano?
Drano itself is a mixture, but the main active ingredient is sodium hydroxide.
What atoms does drano have?
Drano is a drain cleaner product manufactured by S. C. Johnson & Son.According to the National Institutes of Health's Household Products Database, the crystal form of Drano is composed of sodium hydroxide (NaOH), sodium nitrate (NaNO3), sodium chloride (NaCl) and aluminum (Al).
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 drano a acid or a base and how does it unclog drains?
A base, perhaps sodium hydroxide. When in solution this base ionizes into charged atoms that are attracted to the material clogging the drain and also disrupting it's atom structure so that it degrades enough to unclog the drain.
What kind of acid is found in house hold cleaners?
Most household cleaners contain strong bases, rather than acids. One of the most common is sodium hydroxide, otherwise known as lye. This is the active ingredient in drano. Ammonia is also very common.
Is there sodium hydroxide in drugstores?
Most likely. Do drugstores sell chemical substances? Do drugstores sell "Drano" or "Lye?" (both NaOH). If you know what "name" to look for or ask for; you would be "shocked", as to what chemicals are commonly available in a corner drugstore :-)! Even your pharmacist may have no clue.....
5 examples of bases?
Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or caustic soda Calcium hydroxide ( Ca(OH)2 ) or limewater Ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH) or ammonia water Magnesium hydroxide ( Mg(OH)2 ) or milk of magnesia Many bleaches, soaps, toothpastes and cleaning agents
Is sodium hydroxide dangerous to your health?
Sodium Hydroxide is a powerful base and a concentrated solution such as found in domestic drain cleaner like Drano will kill you in the perhaps the nastiest way possible if you drink it. It will also burn you if you get it on your skin. It will blind you if you get it in your eyes. It will also irrate your lungs if you breathe it in a mist or dust such as in oven cleaner spray. So yes it is bad for you.
