Question

Which compound is known as water glass

Answer 1

Water glass:

• Alkali silicate glass is produced by heating the mixture of sand and soda. As this glass is soluble in water, it called as 'water glass'.
• it is also called sodium silicates or soluble glass,
• it contains sodium oxide[ Na₂O] and silica [ silicon dioxide, SiO₂]
• It forms a glassy solid with the very useful property of being soluble in water.