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Does zinc react with NaOH when its not heated?

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Answered by MacTavish343
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Hello!!

Zn + 2 NaOH -- Zn(OH)2 + 2Na

[EXOTHERMIC REACTION ]

2 Zn(OH)2 + 2 NaOH -- Na2ZnO2 + 3H2O

Because Zn is a amphoteric metal so it react with sodium hydroxide and form sodium zincate!

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