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Supelco

Sodium Hydroxide Pellets

Meets ACS Specifications, Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs GR ACS

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Synonym(s):
Sodium hydroxide, Caustic Soda,Soda Lye, Caustic Soda, ‘Caustic soda’
Linear Formula:
NaOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
40.00
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352305
EC Index Number:
215-185-5

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

<18 mmHg ( 20 °C)
3 mmHg ( 37 °C)

Assay

99-100% (NaOH)

form

pellets

impurities

≤1% Sodium carbonate

pH

>14 (20 °C, 100 g/L in H2O)

mp

318 °C (lit.)

solubility

1090 g/L

density

2.13 g/cm3 at 20 °C

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.0005%
phosphate (PO43-): ≤0.0005%
silicate (as SiO2): ≤0.001%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.0005%

cation traces

Al: ≤0.0005%
Ca: ≤0.0005%
Fe: ≤0.0005%
Hg: ≤0.1 ppm
K: ≤0.02%
Mg: ≤0.002%
Ni: ≤0.0005%
heavy metals (as Ag): ≤0.0005%

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[OH-].[Na+]

InChI

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

InChI key

HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Analysis Note

Aluminum (Al): 0.0005% max
Appearance of solution: Passes test
Assay (NaOH): 99-100%
Calcium (Ca): 0.0005% max
Chloride (Cl): 0.0005% max
Heavy metals (as Ag): 0.0005% max
Identity: Passes test
Iron (Fe): 0.0005% max
Magnesium (Mg): 0.002% max
Mercury (Hg): 0.1ppm max
Nickel (Ni): 0.0005% max
Nitrogen compounds (as N): 0.0003% max
Phosphate (PO4): 0.0005% max
Potassium (K): 0.02% max
Silicate (SiO2): 0.001% max
Sodium carbonate: 1.0% max
Sulfate (SO4): 0.0005% max

Pictograms

Corrosion

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

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

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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