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Slide the number of water molecules present in washing soda.
  1. 10

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The correct option is A 10
The chemical name of washing soda is sodium carbonate decahydrate. Its chemical formula is Na2CO3.10H2O. Water of crystallisation is the fixed number of water molecules present in a salt. In this case, ten water molecules are present.

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