Question

State two uses of the following compound:

Sodium hydroxide

Answer 1

1. Sodium hydroxide is used for making soaps and detergents.
2. Sodium hydroxide is used for making artificial textile fibres (such as rayon).
3. Sodium hydroxide is used in the manufacture of paper.
4. Sodium hydroxide is used in purifying bauxite ore from which aluminium metal is extracted.
5. Sodium hydroxide is used in degreasing metals, oil refining, and the production of dyes and bleaches.