Pharmaceutical aids and neccesities Flashcards

1
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an official white powder having an alkaline and bitter taste

A

Calcium hydroxide

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2
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is manufactured from lime or calcium hydroxide, through the addition of water in limited amounts.

A

calcium hydroxide

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3
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avid absorption of water by oxide, accompanied by the evolution of much heat

A

calcium hydroxide

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4
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clear, colorless, liquid having an alkaline taste and is alkaline in litmus

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calcium hydroxide

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5
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Used medicinally as a fluid electrolyte and as a topical astringent

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Calcium hydroxide

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6
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a white or nearly white fused masses, small pellets, flakes or sticks that have a crystalline fracture

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Potassium hydroxide

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7
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a very strong base having a caustic or corrosive effect on tissues

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Potassium hydroxide

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8
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used as a caustic principally in veterinary practice

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Potassium hydroxide

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9
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Caustic soda, soda lye

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Sodium hydroxide NF

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10
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Occurs in dry, hard, white stocks, in large fused, opaque, white stone-like masses having a dense crystalline fracture

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Sodium hydroxide NF

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11
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Highly ionized in solution making it one of the strongest base available

A

Potassium hydroxide

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12
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reacts with salts of all metals in solution precipitating almost all of them except those of alkali metals and ammonium as the insoluble metal hydroxides

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sodium hydroxide

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13
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a very strong base capable of damaging tissues

A

sodium hydroxides

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14
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less deliquescent, probably milder and cheaper.

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Sodium hydroxide

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15
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Monohydrated sodium carbonate

A

Sodium carbonate

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16
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is official as a monohydrate is a colorless crystal or white crystalline powder

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Sodium carbonate

17
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Sodium carbonate exists in three well-characterized hydrates in addition to the anhydrous form

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Monohydrate
Heptahydrate
Decahydrate

18
Q

almost all of the commercial supply of sodium carbonate is made by the _______

A

Solvay process

19
Q

should not be given internally because of its marked alkalinity and irritating properties

A

Sodium carbonate

20
Q

used for its basicity in pharmaceutical preparations where it will form sodium salts of acidic drugs

A

Sodium carbonate