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Sodium hydrogen carbonate is a basic salt. Justify the statement how is it converted into washing soda? Explain.

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Solution :SODIUM hydrogen CARBONATE is a salt of sodium HYDROXIDE ( strong base) and carbonic acid ( weak acid).
It is basic salt. It is converted into washing soda by heating followed by crystalization .
`2NaHCO_(3) (AQ) overset("heat")to Na_(2)CO_(3)CO + H_(2)O`


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