What is the correct equation for producing hydrogen gas from lye?

Subject: What is the correct equation for producing hydrogen gas from lye?

Date: Sat Mar 18 20:59:09 2000
Posted by Jim Goodall
Grade level: 10-12 School: Fredericksburg Christian School
City: Rixeyville State/Province: VA Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 953434749.Ch

Message:


I found a method of producing hydrogen gas that I had never heard before. 
Can anyone give me the rest of this chemical equation:

NaOH + Al ---> H2 + ?

It may even be a two step equation. The Aluminum is added to the Sodium 
Hydroxide solution and a lighter-than-air, flammable gas is formed which 
is assumed to be hydrogen.

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