Question

Write equation for the action of zinc oxide on sodium hydroxide.

Answer 1

The action of zinc oxide on sodium hydroxide is given as follows:

$$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{ZnO}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+2\mathrm{NaOH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to {\mathrm{Na}}_2{\mathrm{ZnO}}_2\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right) \\ \mathrm{Zinc}\mathrm{oxide}\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{hydroxide}\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{zincate}\mathrm{Water} \end{gathered}$$