Often a ground glass stopper gets stuck in the neck of a glass bottle containing NaOH solution. This is due to:

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The formation of Na₂CO₃ in-between by the reaction of CO₂ of air and NaOH.

The presence of dirt particles in between

The formation of solid silicate in-between by the reaction of SiO₂ of glass with NaOH.

Glass contains a boron compound which forms a precipitate with the NaOH solution.

answer is B.

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${SiO}_{2} + 2 NaOH ⟶ \underset{\begin{array}{l} Sodium \\ silicate \end{array}}{{Na}_{2} {SiO}_{3}} + H_{2} O$

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