Question

The compound sodium hydroxide is a strong electrolyte. Write the transformation that occurs when solid sodium hydroxide dissolves in water. Use the pull-down boxes to specify states such as (aq) or (s).

Answer 1

Solid sodium hydroxide dissolves in water to form an aqueous solution of ions.

NaOH(s) ⇌ Na+(aq) + OH–(aq) ΔH1 = ?

Solid sodium hydroxide reacts with aqueous hydrochloric acid to form water and an aqueous solution of sodium chloride.

NaOH(s) + H+(aq) + Cl–(aq) ⇌ H2O(l) + Na+(aq) + Cl–(aq) ΔH2 = ?

Solutions of aqueous sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid react to form water and aqueous sodium chloride.

Na+(aq) + OH–(aq) + H+(aq) + Cl–(aq) ⇌ H2O(l) + Na+(aq) + Cl–(aq) ΔH3 = ?