sodium hydroxide

Summary

sodium hydroxide is a type of chemical entity^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,660 views/month, #100 of 12,596).^[2]

Key Facts

• sodium hydroxide's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity^[3].
• sodium hydroxide's canonical SMILES is recorded as [OH-].[Na+]^[4].
• sodium hydroxide's chemical formula is recorded as NaOH^[5].
• sodium hydroxide's chemical formula is recorded as HNaO^[6].
• sodium hydroxide is a type of alkali hydroxide^[7].
• sodium hydroxide is part of caustic soda lye^[8].
• sodium hydroxide is part of soda lime^[9].
• sodium hydroxide is used for acidity regulator^[10].
• sodium hydroxide is used for drain cleaner^[11].
• sodium hydroxide's Commons category is recorded as Sodium hydroxide^[12].
• sodium hydroxide comprises sodium ion^[13].
• sodium hydroxide comprises hydroxide ion^[14].
• sodium hydroxide comprises hydrogen^[15].
• sodium hydroxide comprises oxygen^[16].
• sodium hydroxide comprises sodium^[17].
• sodium hydroxide's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8^[18].
• sodium hydroxide's has characteristic is recorded as hygroscopy^[19].
• sodium hydroxide's has characteristic is recorded as deliquescence^[20].
• sodium hydroxide's NIOSH Pocket Guide ID is recorded as 0565^[21].
• sodium hydroxide's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+2.13'}^[22].
• sodium hydroxide's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+39.993'}^[23].
• sodium hydroxide's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '+605'}^[24].
• sodium hydroxide's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+323'}^[25].
• sodium hydroxide's boiling point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '+2534'}^[26].
• sodium hydroxide's boiling point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+1388'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for sodium hydroxide include sodium^[28], a chemical element^[29] and makatite^[30], a mineral species^[31].

Why It Matters

sodium hydroxide ranks in the top 0.79% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,660 views/month, #100 of 12,596).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 120 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include sodium^[28], a chemical element^[29] and makatite^[30], a mineral species^[31].