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Caustic soda is the common name for:

A

{M g (O H)}_{2}

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K O H

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C

{C a (O H)}_{2}

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D

N a O H

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Solution

The correct option is C $N a O H$
Caustic soda is sodium hydroxide which is a strong base and so it has high basicity value on $p H$ scale. It is widely used in acid-base titrations to neutralize various strong or weak acids like sulfuric acid.

Hence, the correct option is $D$

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