Sodium hydroxide is also known as lye or soda , or caustic soda. At room temperature, sodium hydroxide is a white crystalline odorless solid that absorbs moisture from the air.It is use as loboratory reagent.
Sodium hydroxide, also known as lye and caustic soda,is an inorganic compound with the formula NaOH. It is a white solid ionic compound consisting of sodium cations Na+
and hydroxide anions OH−
.Sodium hydroxide is soluble in water, ethanol an methanol. This alkali is deliquescent an readily absorbs moistur an carbon dioxide in air.