Pure 10Lb Sodium Carbonate (washing soda, soda ash) Fine Powder / pH modifier

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Pure Sodium Carbonate / washing soda/ soda ash
Sodium Carbonate:
also
known as washing soda or soda ash is a sodium salt of carbonic acid and is a strong, non-volatile base, an inorganic compound with the formula Na
2
CO
3
and its various hydrates. All forms are white, water-soluble salts that yield moderately alkaline solutions in water.
The manufacture of glass is one of the most important uses of sodium carbonate. When combined with silica and calcium carbonate and heated to high temperatures, then cooled rapidly, glass is produced. This type of glass is known as soda lime glass.
Sodium carbonate is also used as a relatively strong base in various settings. For example, sodium carbonate is used as a pH regulator to maintain stable alkaline conditions necessary for the action of most of the photographic film developing agents.
Some common uses for Sodium Carbonate:
The main uses of sodium carbonate are as water softener, food processing aid, pH modifier, swimming pool chemical and electrolyte. It is also used in the manufacture of glass, paper, soaps and detergents, and many other useful chemicals.