robot_egg t1_jbtkqjp wrote on March 11, 2023 at 4:39 PM

Reply to comment by uh-okay-I-guess in What are some ways to dry hygroscopic substances whose solubility increases with heat? by [deleted]

Ouch. I wasn't aware of OP's prior question.

I absolutely agree. Don't be messing around with sodium hydroxide if you don't know what you're doing...and your question demonstrates that you don't.

Contact with NaOH will eat through your skin, or blind your eyes. It'll chew through many things you might use to hold it.

Buy some silica gel packs if you want to dry an area. They're cheap and safe.

[deleted] OP t1_jbtpr8r wrote on March 11, 2023 at 5:14 PM

I didn't ask this for sodium hydroxide. Anyway, thx