What is name of an aqueous solution of sodium carbonate?
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An aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate is a salt composed of sodium and bicarbonate ions resembling of washing soda.
Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline but often appears as a fine powder.
It would be having a pH value above 7.
NaHCO3 is a salt of a weak acid, H2CO3, and a strong base,NaOH.
In aqueous solution, the anion undergoes hydrolysis to give free OH- ions and the acid, H2CO3 :
HCO3- + H2O = H2CO3 + OH-
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