Question

define properties of washing soda

Answer 1

Properties of Washing Soda.

(i) It is a transparent crystalline solid.

(ii) It contains ten molecules of water of crystallization.

(iii) It is efflorescent substance (i.e. loses water of crystallization) when exposed to air. It loses nine molecules of water and forms monohydrate.

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Answer 2

washing soda is a sodium carbonate which contains 10 molecules of water of crystallization .. it is called as sodium carbonate dehydrate ..
1.. it is a white transparent crystalline soild..
2.. the solution of washing soda in water is alkaline which turns red litmus to blue..
3...it used to remove permanent hardness of water...