Properties:
White flakes pearls:solid.Colorless non-tranparent solid,freely deliduescent

Applicantions:
1.Used as the most common paint stripper on objects.
2.Used in conjunction with zinc for creation of the famous"Gold pennies" experiment
3.Used in the refining of alumina containing ore to produce alumina which is the raw material used to produce alumuinum metal via the smelting process.
4. Used in soap making
5.Food uses of  sodium hydroxide include washing or chemical peeling of fruits and vegetables