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Sodium hydroxide, a Rare card
Sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda and, more generically, as lye, is an inorganic compound with the formula NaOH.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 169
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 370,000
Power 169 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Sodium hydroxide quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Sodium hydroxide card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
As a ______ nucleophile, it is frequently used in SN2 reactions.
Answer
strong. As a strong nucleophile, it is frequently used in SN2 reactions. From the Sodium hydroxide article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Medellín. Medellín 89 · Nelson Piquet 86 · Computer science 81 · Sodium hydroxide 78 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is a white solid ionic compound consisting of sodium cations Na+ and hydroxide anions OH−.
- As a strong nucleophile, it is frequently used in SN2 reactions.
- Sodium hydroxide is a highly corrosive base and alkali that decomposes lipids and proteins at ambient temperatures, and may cause severe chemical burns at high concentrations.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Sodium hydroxide article was read about 370,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Sodium hydroxide (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ben Mills, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
