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SU13. Write the chemical formula of washing soda. How can it prepare bySolvay process? Describe the household applications of washing soda? |
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Answer» Washing sodais a chemical compound with theformulaNa2CO3, known as sodium carbonate, and it’s a salt of carbonic acid. Some use washing soda to make homemade laundry detergent, to clean especially in hard water, and some even use it as a laundry additive to soften water. Water which is rich in minerals like magnesium and calcium, is known as hard water. Hard water can affect the cleaning power of your detergent, but washing soda can bind to minerals in water allowing homemade detergents to better-absorb into fabric fibres and get on with the cleaning. Washing soda should not be confused with baking soda, even though chemically they are closely related. Na2co3. 10H2o is chemical compound of washing soda |
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