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Why can sodium hydroxide pellets become wet and then less pure in open air?

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Correct answer: They can be affected by both moisture and carbon dioxide

Sodium hydroxide is deliquescent, so its pellets absorb water vapour from humid air and may become wet or dissolve. It also reacts with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere: 2NaOH + CO₂ → Na₂CO₃ + H₂O. The formation of sodium carbonate changes the composition of the material and lowers its purity for uses requiring NaOH. Therefore option A correctly includes both moisture absorption and chemical reaction with CO₂; the other statements have no chemical basis.

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Sodium HydroxideMoistureCarbon DioxideAcidsBasesAnd SaltsAcids Bases And SaltsChemical Substances – Nature And BehaviourChemical Substances Nature And BehaviourScience

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