Question

Give some important uses of bases

Answer 1

Base	Use
Sodium hydroxide	Used in the manufacture of soap.
Calcium hydroxide	Slaked lime
Magnesium hydroxide	Used as an antacid, to neutralize acidity produced by $\mathrm{HCl}$ present in the stomach.
Aluminium hydroxide	Used as a foaming agent in fire extinguishers
Ammonium hydroxide	Used to remove grease stains from clothes
Lithium hydroxide	Used by astronauts in space ships to neutralize dangerous levels of ${\mathrm{CO}}_2$.
Potassium hydroxide	Used in alkaline batteries
Calcium oxide	Used as a drying agent , basic flux
Magnesia	Used in making refractory bricks.