which do you think is the better neutralizing agent, NaOH or NaHCO3 . Why?
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NaOH
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Also known simply as caustic, is the most widely used alkaline neutralizing chemical in use in industry today. Sodium hydroxide is easy to handle, inexpensive, and very effective for the neutralization of strong or weak acids. NaOH is available in concentrations of up to 50%, which is the most commonly used concentration.
Unlike chemicals such as lime NaOH is very highly soluble and relatively easy to handle. NaOH is a one normal solution meaning that one mole of sodium hydroxide liberates one OH- molecule for neutralization. The neutralization of hydrochloric acid, for example looks like:
HCl + NaOH →NaCl + H20
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