A compound of sodium does not give CO_(2) when heated but it gives CO_(2) when treated with dilute acids. A crystalline compound is found to have 37.1 percent Na and 1.6 percent Ho_(2). Hence the compound is

A compound of sodium does not give CO_(2) when heated but it gives CO_

1.	A compound of sodium does not give CO_(2) when heated but it gives CO_(2) when treated with dilute acids. A crystalline compound is found to have 37.1 percent Na and 1.6 percent Ho_(2). Hence the compound is
Answer» <html><body><p>`NaHCO_(3), 10H_(<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/2-283658" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 2">2</a>)O`<br/>`NaHCO_(3).5H_(2)O`<br/>`Na_(2)CO_(3).10H_(2)O`<br/>`Na_(2)CO_(3). H_(2)O`</p>Solution :`Na_(2)CO_(3)xxH_(2)O` <br/> `4600=3932.6 +667.8x` <br/> `667.4=667.8x,x=1`</body></html>