How to find molecular formula of sodium oxide by chemical bonding? plz explain this.
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Sodium oxide, also known as disodium oxide, is an inorganic compound used in ceramics and glasses manufacturing.
Formula and structure: The sodium oxide chemical formula is Na2O and the molar mass is 61.98 g mol-1. The oxide is formed by 1 oxygen atom, which has two ionic bonds with two sodium atoms. The molecule has a antifluorite crystal structure, in which Na atoms are coordinated to 4 oxygen atoms while oxygen atoms are coordinated to 8 sodium atoms. Its chemical structure can be written as below, in the common representations used for organic molecules.
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