Structured Summary
Abstract
A highly caustic substance that is used to neutralize acids and make sodium salts. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- HNaO
- Molecular Weight
- 39.997 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 1310-73-2
- IUPAC Name
- sodium hydroxide
- InChIKey
- HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- SMILES
- [OH-].[Na+]
- MeSH Unique ID
- D012972
- Source
- PubChem CID 14798
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Caustic Soda
- Hydroxide, Sodium
- Soda, Caustic
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
a caustic
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History Note
65(64)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Sodium Hydroxide. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012972. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012972
- Sodium Hydroxide. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide
- Sodium Hydroxide. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102769
- Sodium Hydroxide. In: PubChem Compound. CID 14798. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14798