Why is it not possible to use solid sodium hydroxide directly to make a standard NaOH solution?

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Smarques · Answer 1 · 2022-09-20T05:59:02+0000

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Sodium hydroxide is deliquescent (absorbs moisture from the atmosphere) solid. It cannot be weighed accurately. Therefore, it is not possible to prepare a standard solution of sodium hydroxide of accurately known concentration by weighing NaOH.

Why is it not possible to use solid sodium hydroxide directly to make a standard NaOH solution?

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