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2 Al + 2 NaOH + 2 H 2 O → 2 NaAlO 2 + 3 H 2 Sodium aluminate is an inorganic chemical that is used as an effective source of aluminium hydroxide for many industrial and technical applications. Pure sodium aluminate (anhydrous) is a white crystalline solid having a formula variously given as NaAlO 2 , Na 3 AlO 3 , Na[Al(OH) 4 ] , Na 2 O·Al 2 ...
The volume of a particular material or compound is affected by ambient moisture and may be considered its coefficient of hygroscopic expansion (CHE) (also referred to as CME, or coefficient of moisture expansion) or the coefficient of hygroscopic contraction (CHC)—the difference between the two terms being a difference in sign convention.
Both NaOH and KOH are also used in the production of soap and detergents (saponification). Due to their hygroscopic properties, alkali hydroxides are used as desiccants. They also readily absorb carbon dioxide and are therefore used in carbon dioxide scrubbers. [2]
2 SiO 3, which is the main component of commercial sodium silicate solutions. It is an ionic compound consisting of sodium cations Na + and the polymeric metasilicate anions [– SiO 2− 3 –] n. It is a colorless crystalline hygroscopic and deliquescent solid, soluble in water (giving an alkaline solution) but not in alcohols. [1]
If NaOH is clearly deficient in the system under consideration (soda lime or alkali-silica reaction), it is formally possible to write the same reactions sets by simply replacing the CO 3 2-anions by HCO 3 − and the SiO 3 2-anions by HSiO 3 −, the principle of catalysis remaining the same, even if the number of intermediate species differs.
In industry, the various grades of sodium silicate are characterized by their SiO 2:Na 2 O weight ratio (which can be converted to molar ratio by multiplication with 1.032). The ratio can vary between 1:2 and 3.75:1. [1] Grades with ratio below 2.85:1 are termed alkaline. Those with a higher SiO 2:Na 2 O ratio are described as neutral.
This compound is the product of the half-neutralization of hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) with sodium hydroxide (NaOH). NaSH and sodium sulfide are used industrially, often for similar purposes. Solid NaSH is colorless. The solid has an odor of H 2 S owing to hydrolysis by atmospheric moisture.
Hydroxylamine (also known as hydroxyammonia) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula N H 2 OH.The compound exists as hygroscopic colorless crystals. [4] Hydroxylamine is almost always provided and used as an aqueous solution or more often as one of its salts such as hydroxylammonium sulfate, a water-soluble solid.