If an Aqueous Sodium Hydroxide Solution Is Left in Contact

question 19

Short Answer

If an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution is left in contact with air,the concentration of hydroxide ion gradually decreases.The process can be hastened if a person exhales over a sodium hydroxide solution.Write a balanced chemical equation that describes the process by which the hydroxide ion concentration decreases.

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Definitions:

Muscle

A tissue in animal bodies composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily movement.

Glossopharyngeal

Relating to the ninth cranial nerve, important for swallowing, saliva production, and the sensation of taste and touch from the posterior part of the tongue.

Hypoglossal

Relating to the hypoglossal nerve, which is the twelfth cranial nerve responsible for motor function of most of the tongue muscles.

Abducens

Relating to the abducens nerve, which is the sixth cranial nerve responsible for controlling the movement of a muscle that abducts the eyeball (lateral rectus muscle).