Question

_________is the chemical name of washing soda?

• A. Sodium carbonate decahydrate
• B. Sodium carbonate pentahydrate
• C. Sodium carbonate trihydrate
• D. Sodium carbonate tetrahydrate

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Sodium carbonate decahydrate

• Sodium carbonate decahydrate is the chemical name of washing soda.

• Sodium carbonate decahydrate (Na₂CO₃·10H₂O) is the chemical name for washing soda.

• Washing soda is a common name for sodium carbonate, which exists in various hydrated forms.

• The decahydrate form, meaning it has ten water molecules associated with each sodium carbonate unit, is the most common form found as washing sod.