sodium carbonate

Definition of sodium carbonate

: a sodium salt of carbonic acid used especially in making soaps and chemicals, in water softening, in cleaning and bleaching, and in photography: such as

a : a hygroscopic crystalline anhydrous strongly alkaline salt Na₂CO₃

b : the transparent crystalline hydrate Na₂CO₃·10H₂O found in nature as natron

Examples of sodium carbonate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The site produces materials such as boric acid, sodium carbonate, sodium sulfate and several specialty forms of borax used in soaps and other industrial materials. — Alejandra Reyes-velarde, latimes.com, "Near earthquake epicenter in Trona, ‘it looks like a tornado went through’," 5 July 2019 The proportion of magnesia in inlays and window glass from Samarra’s palaces suggests plant ash, rather than natron, as the source of sodium carbonate in the glassmaking process. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Medieval artisans built a glass-walled palace in the desert," 31 Aug. 2018

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The first known use of sodium carbonate was in 1868

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