Question

What are the elements present in the following compound?

Washing soda

Answer 1

1. Elements : Elements constitute the simplest chemical substances in which all the atoms are exactly the same.
2. Compounds: Compounds are chemical substances made up of two or more different types of elements that are chemically bound together in a fixed ratio
3. The chemical formula for washing soda (Sodium Carbonate decahydrate) is $\left({\mathrm{Na}}_2{\mathrm{CO}}_{3.}10{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\right)$.
4. It is made up of Sodium$\left(\mathrm{Na}\right)$, Carbon$\left(\mathrm{C}\right)$, Oxygen$\left(\mathrm{O}\right)$, and Hydrogen$\left(\mathrm{H}\right)$.