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What happens when crystalline Na2CO3 is heated? - Chemistry

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Question

What happens when crystalline Na2CO3 is heated?

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  • releases CO2

  • loses H2O

  • decomposes in NaHCO3

  • no change taken place

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Solution

Loses H2O

Explanation:

Crystalline sodium carbonate is washing soda:

Na2​CO3​⋅10H2​O

When it is heated, it loses its water of crystallization and becomes anhydrous sodium carbonate:

\[\ce{Na2CO3 * 10H2O ->[heat] Na2CO3 + 10H2O}\]

No CO2 is released, and it does NOT decompose into NaHCO3.

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