weight and volume naoh

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  1. Ancient One

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    Read something that said a tablespoon of sodium hydroxide is about 15.3 grams. Is that actually true?
     
    Ancient One, Dec 15, 2010
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  3. fryingsquirrel

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    There are about 15 ml in a tablespoon and lye weighs a little over 2 grams per ml, so no.
     
    fryingsquirrel, Dec 16, 2010
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  5. sylphid

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    there is no way of knowing without knowing the granularity mate (powder is different to granules which is different to flakes), and pH matters a great deal in pharmaceutical chemistry, so check with scales.
     
    sylphid, Jan 9, 2011
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