chemical equation question

[Cristina Subratie 1C]

when sodium fluoride dissociates in water why do we get HF and OH- instead of NaOH?

[Lucas Vu 2G]

Because NaOH is a strong base, it would dissociate completely if it were to form in a solution. That is why we see HF and OH- in the solution instead as HF is a weak acid and OH- is just an ion.

[Bryan Lee 2L]

NaOH doesn't form due to sodium fluoride's composition as a salt derived from a strong base (NaOH) and a weak acid (HF). When such salts dissolve in water, they do not undergo a reverse reaction to recreate the weak acid. Instead, they separate into their constituent ions. The OH- ions in the solution originates from the auto-ionization of water, not from the salt's dissociation. 2H2O -> OH- + H3O+

[Lexi Brownsberger 2E]

When solid sodium fluoride dissolves in water, it completely dissociates, forming both sodium and fluoride ions. The sodium ions cannot hydrolyze but fluoride ions hydrolyze to make a little bit of hydrofluoric acid and hydroxide ion, hence why we get HF and OH-.