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Dialysis tubing is typically made from semi-permeable materials that allow small molecules and ions to pass through while blocking larger ones. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) dissociates into sodium ions (Na+) and hydroxide ions (OH-) in solution, both of which are small enough to pass through the dialysis tubing. Therefore, dialysis tubing is permeable to sodium hydroxide in its ionic form.

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