Question

What is the common name for ${\mathrm{Na}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4.10{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}$?

Answer 1

Common name for ${\mathrm{Na}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4.10{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}$

• The common name for ${\mathrm{Na}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4.10{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}$ is Sodium sulfate decahydrate.
• ${\mathrm{Na}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4.10{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}$ is also known as Glauber's salt or mirabilis.

Uses of ${\mathrm{Na}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4.10{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}$

• It is used primarily for paper pulping in the kraft process and for the production of detergents.