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Sodium oxide dissolves in water.

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Sodium oxide dissolves in water to produce an alkali, sodium hydroxide.
`underset"Sodium oxide"(Na_2O_((s))) + underset"Water"(H_2O_((l))) to underset"Sodium hydroxide"(2NaOH_((aq)))`
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