Sodium hydroxide is a corrosive chemical substance that is hazardous and toxic,and plays a role in a wide range of industrial processes around the world.In chemistry,NaOH is incompatible with specific metals,may undergo potentially violent reactions with various compounds,and can cause serious corrosive damage.Sodium hydroxide is used in the textile,detergent,chemical,and food industries because it has the ability to affect pH values,drive chemical reactions,and clean and disinfect.NaOH has intrinsic viscosity,making it easy to detect the leakage path of chemical substances.