2007-01-20 14:20:36 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Lye
2007-01-20 14:29:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure "layman" refer to sodium hydroxide very often but the common name is "caustic".
This can be a little confusing because the word "caustic" is also used as an adjective for anything that is corrosive, especially if it is high pH and corrosive like sodium hydroxide.
2007-01-20 14:24:41 · answer #2 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sodium hydroxide is also known as lye. Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate
2007-01-20 14:24:15 · answer #3 · answered by prince ali 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Commonly known as caustic soda, lye, or sodium hydrate.
2007-01-20 14:30:20 · answer #4 · answered by suk_on_my_glock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lye, Caustic soda, and I've also heard people call it sodium hydrate.
2007-01-20 14:23:34 · answer #5 · answered by †ђ!ηK †αηK² 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I almost said bleach but it's lye or drain cleaner. Bleach would have chlorine in it.
I just looked up bleach. Sodium hypochlorite NaClO
2007-01-20 14:25:13 · answer #6 · answered by Joni DaNerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lye
Caustic Soda
2007-01-20 14:23:14 · answer #7 · answered by KirksWorld 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Looks like lye.
2007-01-20 14:23:37 · answer #8 · answered by longlonglong72 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Caustic soda; lye
2007-01-20 14:30:03 · answer #9 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called Lye, and is commonly found in Draino.
2007-01-20 14:24:03 · answer #10 · answered by Gary D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋