The Alkali reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)

Alkali

In chemistry an Alkali is a base which produces hydroxide ions (OH^-) when dissolved in water, such as sodium hydroxide.

See also: Alkali metal and Alkaline earth

This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This is the "Alkali" reference article from the English Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. See also our Disclaimer.