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Home Q & A Board Science-Related Homework Help Chemistry (Moderator: Laser_3)
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11 years ago
I know that concentrated sodium chloride solution can be electrolysed to form sodium hydroxide.  My question is, can this be done at home if I dissolve large amounts of table salt in tap water, and then create a simple set-up with a few batteries and wires?

Has anybody tried this yet?
Even if tap water is not suitable, I can distill tap water to form pure water.  Would I still be able to do this experiment?
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11 years ago
Tap water is probably not the best water source to use. In chemistry labs they probably mix it with deionized water, so you may have to go onto a science website to buy it if you can't find it locally.
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