washing soda has the formula Na₂CO_3.10H₂O. what mass of anhydrous sodium carbonate is left when all the water of crystallizationis expelled by heating 57.2 g of washing soda.

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Washing soda on heating converted to anhydrous Sodium carbonate.

$N a_{2} C O_{3} . 10 H_{2} O \overset{H e a t}{\to} N a_{2} C O_{3} + 10 H_{2} O C a l c u l a t e t h e m o l e c u l a r m a s s o f w a s h i n g s o d a a n d s o d i u m c a r b o n a t e . M o l m a s s o f N a_{2} C O_{3} = (2 \times 23 + 1 \times 12 + 3 \times 16) = 106 g W a s h i n g s o d a m o l . m a s s = (2 \times 23 + 1 \times 12 + 3 \times 16 + 10 \times 18) = 286 g T h u s 286 g o f w a s h i n g s o d a g i v e s 106 g o f S o d i u m c a r b o n a t e . 57.2 g o f w a s h i n g s o d a g i v e s = ? = \frac{106}{286} \times 57.2 = 21.2 g$

Amount of Sodium carbonate left = 21.2 g

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