Is sodium hydroxide a compound mixture or element?

We know that sodium hydroxide is a chemical compound. It is written as NaOH by those in the know () and it is what is called a base (and a strong one!). read more

Sodium hydroxide is a compound containing three elements - sodium, hydrogen and oxygen. Sodium hydroxide itself is not a compound mixture, and is only one compound on its own. Its chemical formula is NaHO - one sodium (Na), a hydrogen (H) and one oxygen (O) atom. read more

In this compound, one atom of the element sodium (Na) is bonded to an atom of the element oxygen (O) and an atom of the element hydrogen (H). Further, when NaOH is put in water, this base will form what are called ions, and we'll see positive sodium ions, Na+, and negative hydroxide ions, OH-, in solution in the water. read more

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