is sodium hydroxide an acid or base
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NaOH is a base because when dissolved in water it dissociates into Na+ and OH- ions. It is the OH- (hydroxyl ion) which makes NaOH a base. In classical term a base is defined as a compound which reacts with an acid to form salt and water as depicted by the following equation.
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NAOH(sodium hydroxide) is a base because when dissolved in water it dissociates into Na+ and OH- ions.
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