Lye facts for kids
Lye is the name of different things:
- Lye is a caustic solution used for glass and soap making. It may have in it:
- sodium hydroxide (soda lye) or
- less commonly, potassium hydroxide (potash lye).
- Lye, West Midlands is the name of a small town in England, between Dudley and Stourbridge in the Black Country, Dudley Metropolitan Borough, West Midlands (it was in Worcestershire).
- Lye is a commune of the Indre département, in France.
Images for kids
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Pellets of potash lye (potassium hydroxide)
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Pellets of soda lye (sodium hydroxide)
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Bottles of alkaline drain cleaners containing lye
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