Sodium itself is neither an acid nor a base.
However, it will react with water to form the strong base sodium hydroxide.
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No, sodium chlorate is not a weak base. It is actually a salt composed of sodium cations and chlorate anions, and it does not have properties of a base.
Sodium acetate is a strong base. The appearance is a white odorless powder, and it comes from a reaction between acetic acid with sodium carbonate.
Technically neither in metallic form. Sodium Hydroxide, NaOH, is a relatively strong base.
Sodium chlorate is an ionic compound. Sodium is a metal and chlorate is a polyatomic ion, resulting in the transfer of electrons from sodium to chlorate to form an ionic bond.
Sodium chlorate (NaClO3) can be obtained by the electrolysis of a solution containing sodium chloride (NaCl) and sodium chlorate (NaClO3). During electrolysis, chlorine gas is produced at the anode and sodium chlorate is obtained at the cathode.
Sodium chlorate is an ionic compound. It is composed of sodium cations (Na+) and chlorate anions (ClO3-) that are held together by ionic bonds.
Sodium chlorate is a pure substance with a chemical formula NaClO3. It is distinct from a mixture of sodium chloride (NaCl) and oxygen (O2).
You'll find that NaClO2 is the formula for sodium chlorite.