It is used in the manufacture of detergents, soaps, and paper . Also used in the manufacture of water glass (sodium silicate), borax, sodium phosphate, and many other sodium compounds. It is used as a water softener – Hard water which consists of magnesium and calcium ions armore...
Sodium Carbonate is most commonly occurs as a crystalline decahydrate, which readily effloresce to form a white powder, the sodium carbonate monohydrate. Pure sodium carbonate is a white, odourless powder that is hygroscopic (absorbs moisture from the air). It has a strongly alkamore...