Sodium hydroxide

CAS Registry Number®

1310-73-2

CAS Name

Sodium hydroxide

Molecular Formula

HNaO

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    1388 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    323 °C
  • Density (1)

    2.13 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M

SMILES

[Na]O

Canonical SMILES

[Na]O

Other Names for this Substance

  • Sodium hydroxide (Na(OH))
  • Sodium hydroxide
  • Caustic soda
  • White caustic
  • Ascarite

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

8012-01-9, 1418731-95-9, 2319645-49-1, 2391974-94-8, 2803584-94-1

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