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Sodium hydroxide

ultra dry, powder or crystals, 99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

‘Caustic soda’

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Linear Formula:
NaOH
CAS Number:
1310-73-2
Molecular Weight:
40.00
EC Number:
215-185-5
MDL number:
MFCD00003548
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329766682
NACRES:
NA.23

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

<18 mmHg ( 20 °C)
3 mmHg ( 37 °C)

Assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

powder or crystals

impurities

≤150.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

mp

318 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 1260 g/L at 20 °C

density

2.13 g/cm3

SMILES string

[OH-].[Na+]

InChI

1S/Na.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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Pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H290,H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

Storage Class Code

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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