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Assertion :Sodium carbonate decompose on heating at a high temperature. Reason: Sodium bicarbonate on heating gives sodium carbonate along with carbon dioxide.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is C Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
Sodium carbonate is a very stable carbonate,resisting decomposition upto a very high temperature,often till its melting temperature.
Na(HCO3)Na2CO3+CO2+H2O
Sodium carbonate do not decompose.

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