Zinc metal reacts chemically with sodium hydroxide solutions

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Zinc metal reacts with alkaline solutions such as sodium hydroxide, undergoing dissolution, passivation, and oxide or hydroxide formation as documented in alkaline electrochemical systems.

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The retrieved papers provide robust electrochemical and chemical evidence showing that zinc metal undergoes oxidation, dissolution, and passivation when placed in alkaline media (such as KOH or NaOH solutions), leading to the formation of zincates, zinc oxides, and hydroxides. Thus, the claim is supported by multiple relevant studies.

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Elucidating mechanisms of oxide growth and surface passivation on zinc thin film electrodes in alkaline solutions using the electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance

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Reed M. Wittman, R. Sacci, T. Zawodzinski. Elucidating mechanisms of oxide growth and surface passivation on zinc thin film electrodes in alkaline solutions using the electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.227034

Paper 2 discusses the electrochemical behavior of zinc electrodes in alkaline KOH solutions, confirming the formation of zinc oxide and hydroxide species through chemical and electrochemical reactions.

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A Non-Autonomous Amphoteric Metal Hydroxide Oscillations and Pattern Formation in Hydrogels

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Norbert Német, Hugh Shearer Lawson, Masaki Itatani, Federico Rossi, N. Suematsu, Hiroyuki Kitahata, István Lagzi. A Non-Autonomous Amphoteric Metal Hydroxide Oscillations and Pattern Formation in Hydrogels. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30061323

Paper 7 investigates the behavior of amphoteric zinc(II) hydroxide precipitates and their periodic dissolution and precipitation under controlled pH conditions in alkaline solutions.

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Formation and Discharge of Zn Sponge Anodes, Followed by Synchrotron Hard X‑ray Imaging.

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Bozzini B, Sodini N, Kao AP, Veneziano A, Mancini L. Formation and Discharge of Zn Sponge Anodes, Followed by Synchrotron Hard X‑ray Imaging.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.5c01110

Paper 9 examines zinc sponge anodes in direct contact with alkaline aqueous electrolytes, detailing the phase transformations between metallic zinc and zinc oxides/hydroxides.

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