greater than 266 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999)
Very high (USCG, 1999)
1388 °C
2534 °F
Density
1.5 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink
2.13 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink
2.13 g/cu cm 25 °C
70-73 % solution: MP 62 °C; Density = 2.0 at 15.5 °C
2.1 g/cm³
Physical Description
Sodium hydroxide solution appears as a colorless liquid. More dense than water. Contact may severely irritate skin, eyes, and mucous membranes. Toxic by ingestion. Corrosive to metals and tissue.
Sodium hydroxide, solid appears as a white solid. Corrosive to metals and tissue. Used in chemical manufacturing, petroleum refining, cleaning compounds, drain cleaners.
Water or Solvent Wet Solid; Dry Powder; Liquid; Liquid, Other Solid; Other Solid; Pellets or Large Crystals, Liquid, Other Solid; NKRA; Pellets or Large Crystals; Pellets or Large Crystals, Liquid; Dry Powder, Pellets or Large Crystals; Dry Powder, Liquid
White or nearly white pellets, flakes, sticks, fused masses or other forms. Solutions are clear or slightly turbid, colourless or slightly coloured, strongly caustic and hygroscopic and when exposed to the air they absorb carbon dioxide, forming sodium carbonate
Colorless to white, odorless solid (flakes, beads, granular form); [NIOSH] Deliquescent; [CHEMINFO]
Appearance
White, orthogonal crystals
Colorless to white ... solid (flakes, beads, granular form).
Brittle, white, translucent crystalline solid