equation check out the webpage at: sites.google.com ... glass silicon dioxide drain cleaner science sodium hydroxide molten chemistry experiment ... nurdrage ... Greetings fellow nerds. By special request, we're going to dissolve glass using sodium hydroxide, better known as solid drain cleaner. Since we can't do the experiment in a glass container, we're going to use this steel tin. Make sure it's steel using a magnet. If it's non-magnetic aluminum the sodium hydroxide will eat right ...