Sodium Hydroxide (1 Viewer)

[243_robbo]

this may seem like a stupid question, but what is the product of sudium hydroxide and water, if any?

NaOH +H20 ---> ???

i know it should produce hydroxde as the water acts as an acid but what else?

cheers

 

[insert-username]

i know it should produce hydroxde as the water acts as an acid but what else?

The sodium hydroxide dissolves in water to form Na⁺ and OH^- ions. When solid sodium is reacted with water, you get sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas.


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[Dreamerish*~]

NaOH + H₂O → Na⁺ + OH^- + H₂O

NaOH is ionic, so it just ionises in water into the Na cation and the OH anion.

But since an acid reacts with water to donate a proton, a base reacts with water to accept a proton. So you can think of it this way - OH^- accepts a proton and becomes H₂O, and the water, after donating that proton, becomes OH^-. This is just a thought.