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Caustic soda is the common name for:

A
Mg(OH)2
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B
KOH
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C
Ca(OH)2
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D
NaOH
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Solution

The correct option is C NaOH
Caustic soda is sodium hydroxide which is a strong base and so it has high basicity value on pH 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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