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  4. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding sodium hydroxide? I. It is white and translucent. II. It melts around 600 K. III. It is non-deliquescent. IV. It is soluble in water and its aqueous solution is highly basic in nature.

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Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding sodium hydroxide?
I. It is white and translucent.
II. It melts around $600\, K$.
III. It is non-deliquescent.
IV. It is soluble in water and its aqueous solution is highly basic in nature.

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Solution:

Statement $I, II$ and $IV$ are correct, while the statement III is incorrect.
It's correct form is as follows :
$NaOH$ is deliquescent in nature, i.e. $NaOH$ absorbs water from moisture.