Question

What information is conveyed by the following formula:

Washing Soda$\left[{\mathrm{Na}}_2{\mathrm{CO}}_3.10{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\right]$

Answer 1

The following information is conveyed by the formula Washing Soda$\left[{\mathrm{Na}}_2{\mathrm{CO}}_3.10{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\right]$
1. The formula represents one molecule of the compound Washing Soda$\left[{\mathrm{Na}}_2{\mathrm{CO}}_3.10{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\right]$
2. The formula represents one molecule of the compound Washing Soda$\left[{\mathrm{Na}}_2{\mathrm{CO}}_3.10{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\right]$ is composed of two sodium atoms, one carbon atom, and three oxygen atoms, and it also contains ten molecules of water of crystallization.
3. The formula also represents a one-mole$\left[6.023\times {10}^{23}\right]$ molecule of Compound Washing Soda$\left[{\mathrm{Na}}_2{\mathrm{CO}}_3.10{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\right]$.
4. The formula also represents a molar mass[286 gram/mole] of the Compound Washing Soda$\left[{\mathrm{Na}}_2{\mathrm{CO}}_3.10{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\right]$