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Sigma-Aldrich

Sodium hydroxide

BioXtra, ≥98% (acidimetric), pellets (anhydrous)

Synonym(s):

‘Caustic soda’

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Linear Formula:
NaOH
CAS Number:
1310-73-2
Molecular Weight:
40.00
EC Number:
215-185-5
MDL number:
MFCD00003548
UNSPSC Code:
12352316
PubChem Substance ID:
329824595
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

BioPerformance Certified

Quality Level

200

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<18 mmHg ( 20 °C)
3 mmHg ( 37 °C)

product line

BioXtra

assay

≥98% (acidimetric)

form

pellets (anhydrous)

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

≤0.0005% Phosphorus (P)
≤0.1% Insoluble matter

mp

318 °C (lit.)

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Application

Sodium hydroxide has been used:
  • to adjust pH of solutions
  • in the process of scraping cells from culture plate
  • for the preparation of formaldehyde solution
  • for the sanitation of chromatography column

pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H290,H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

Storage Class

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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