0 Question: Is sodium hydroxide (NaOH) an acid or base? Keywords: Royal Society of Chemistry: Find out more about: acid base sodium hydroxide Asked by zaimaimam to Sarah, Jo, Sankar on 11 Mar 2015.
Sarah Kirk answered on 11 Mar 2015:
It’s a base – it has a pH above 7 when in solution.
Jo Sadler answered on 11 Mar 2015:
It is a base – the hydroxide (OH-) ion is a a proton acceptor.
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