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The same alkali sodium hydroxide can be found in both hair gel and oven cleaner. Explain why it is safe to put hair gel on your skin instead of oven cleaner?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
because oven cleaner has more chemicals in it whch will burn a stain so if u put it on ur head,hair or skin it will burn it
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∙ 13y ago
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Compound that forms hydroxide ions in solution?
Hydroxide salts from (mainly) alkali and some earth-alkali metals.
How will Recover sodium hydroxide from lye?
Lye is another word for a strong alkali, and sodium hydroxide happens to be the most common. If you have lye in a water solution, there is no way you can get the NaOH out of it. But solid lye or solid drain cleaner provides the solid form of the product.
Is hydrogen peroxide the same as sodium hydroxide?
No - sodium Hydroxide is NaOH and is an alkali. Hydrogen Peroxide is H2O2 and is an oxidizer
What substance is composed of a metal plus a hydroxide?
A base (also called an alkali) is a substance that consists of a metal ion combined with a hydroxide ion. Examples are sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide.
Alkali react with ammonium salt?
I give an example for ammonium salt ....hmm.... lets just take ammonium chloride as an example . How about alkali ? I take calcium hydroxide as an example for alkali . Calcium hydroxide is formed when calcium oxide reacts with water whereas ammonium chloride is formed when hydrochloric acid reacts with ammonia solution . Calcium hydroxide (alkali) + ammonium chloride (ammonium salt) --> calcium chloride + carbon dioxide + water .
Is drain cleaner an alkali or acid?
I believe it is an alkali ( base ) and that alkali is sodium hydroxide, NaOH.
What is the name of the alkali used as a drain cleaner?
Sodium Hydroxide.
Oven cleaner acidic alkaline or neutral?
Most are a strong base, alkaline. Oven cleaners usually contain sodium hydroxide (lye) or something similar.
Is lithium hydroxide a acid or a alkali?
Alkali. IF something contains hydroxide ions it is an alkali.
Is potassium hydroxide an alkali or a base?
potassium hydroxide is a base. anythng with hydroxide at the end is an alkali
What is a hydroxide solution a acid or alkali?
Alkali
What is alkali in chemistry?
An alkali is a base, a hydroxide (containing the group OH-), as sodium hydroxide - NaOH.
Is a alkali a atom?
No. An alkali is a compound: the hydroxide of al alkali metal.
Is zinc hydroxide a base or alkali?
An alkali is a soluble base, and zinc hydroxide is insoluble, so it is a base.
What alkali could be added to a strong acid to neutralise it?
To neutralise a strong acid, you would need a strong alkali (or lots of a weak alkali, but that would be impractical). Potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide would all work.
Can sodium hydroxide solid be called an alkali?
Yep, everything with 'hydroxide' can be called an alkali no matter its state of matter. :)
Is potassuim hydroxide a acid or alkali?
As with all hydroxides it is an alkali.
