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Discussion Forum : General Science - Elements and Metals (Q.No. 8)
8.
Washing soda is the common name for
Sodium carbonate
Calcium bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate
Calcium carbonate
Answer: Option
Explanation:

What is the scientific name for washing soda?

Sodium carbonate (also known as washing soda or soda ash), Na2CO3 is a sodium salt of carbonic acid.

Scientific name for baking soda?

Sodium bicarbonate or sodium hydrogen carbonate is the chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline but often appears as a fine powder. Since it has long been known and is widely used, the salt has many related names such as baking soda, bread soda, cooking soda, and bicarbonate of soda.

Discussion:
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Md. Said Hossain said:   1 decade ago
"washing soda" is the common name of sodium carbonate. Sodium bi carbonate is the common name of "baking soda". But which name of the common name of calcium carbonate & calcium bi-carbonate?

Akif said:   1 decade ago
What is the common name of Calcium bicarbonate?

Krishna said:   1 decade ago
Common name washing soda.

Chemical name sodium carbonate.

Chemical formula Na2CO3.

Nature white crystalline.

Roopa said:   1 decade ago
Sodium carbonate is also known as washing soda i.e. Na2Co3.

VIJAY said:   1 decade ago
Sodium carbonate (also known as washing soda or soda ash), Na2CO3 is a sodium salt of carbonic acid.

Sodium bicarbonate or Sodium hydrogen carbonate is the chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. It has many related names such as baking soda, bread soda, cooking soda and bicarbonate of soda.

Sushant said:   1 decade ago
Its Sodium Carbonate knows as Washing soda.

Industrial name is SODA ASH.

Naveen kandpal said:   1 decade ago
The chemical name of sodium bi carbonate is cooking soda

Subrahmanyam said:   1 decade ago
sodium carbonate is the common name for washing soda and sodium bicarbonate is used in making cakes so it is called "baking soda".


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