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Sodium hydroxide

reagent grade, ≥98%, pellets (anhydrous)

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:
329824556
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

reagent grade

Quality Level

200

agency

suitable for EPA 1621
suitable for SM 4500 - NH3

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<18 mmHg ( 20 °C)
3 mmHg ( 37 °C)

assay

≥98%

form

pellets (anhydrous)

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

≤1.0% sodium carbonate

mp

318 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 1260 g/L at 20 °C

density

2.13 g/cm3 at 20 °C

SMILES string

[OH-].[Na+]

InChI

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

InChI key

HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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Application

  • Sodium hydroxide has been used in the staining procedure of cells.
  • It has been used in the procedure of decellularizing human amniotic membrane for cell culture.
  • It has been used for chemical inactivation of fluorophores in immunostained cells.

Packaging

Bulk packages

pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H290,H314

Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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