Give reasons:

A mixture of dilute NaOH and aluminium pieces is used to open drain.


Sodium hydroxide and aluminium react to form sodium tetrahydroxyaluminate(III) and hydrogen gas. The pressure of the produced hydrogen gas is used to open blocked drains.

2Al + 2NaOH + 6H2O 2Na + [Al(OH)4] + 3H




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