SODIUM CARBONATE

Sodium Carbonate (Na₂CO₃) is a whitish, nontoxic powder with a molecular weight of 106.00 that melts at 1098 K and has a specific gravity of 2.53. It is soluble in water and it readily incorporates water molecules to form a number of crystalline forms (monohydrate, peroxide, sal soda). The common name for this chemical is soda ash.