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Can we store sodium hydroxide in an Aluminium container.Give reason?

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Sodium hydroxide can not be stored in aluminium container because it reacts with aluminium to form sodium aluminate.

Reaction involved:
$2 A l + 2 N a O H + 2 H_{2} O \underset{}{\to} 2 N a A l O_{2} + 3 H_{2}$

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