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The formula for Magnesium carbonate is:

NaCO₂

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na₂CO₃

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Na₂CO₃

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Na₃CO₂

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Solution

The correct option is C
Na₂CO₃

For Magnesium carbonate, we have Mg and $C O_{3}$ as its constituent molecules.

Symbol: Mg $C O_{3}$

Valency: +2 -2

By crisscrossing the valencies we get the chemical formulae of magnesium carbonate as $M g C O_{3}$ .

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