Skeletal formula of sodium carbonate
Space-filling model of sodium carbonate
Names
IUPAC name
Sodium carbonate
Other names
Soda ash, Washing soda, Soda crystals
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol )
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.007.127
EC Number
E number
E500(i) (acidity regulators, ...)
RTECS number
UNII
InChI
SMILES
Properties
Na2 CO3
Molar mass
105.9888 g/mol (anhydrous) 286.1416 g/mol (decahydrate)
Appearance
White solid, hygroscopic
Odor
Odorless
സാന്ദ്രത
2.54 g/cm3 (25 °C, anhydrous) 1.92 g/cm3 (856 °C) 2.25 g/cm3 (monohydrate)[ 1] 1.51 g/cm3 (heptahydrate) 1.46 g/cm3 (decahydrate)[ 2]
ദ്രവണാങ്കം
Decahydrate: 7 g/100 mL (0 °C) 16.4 g/100 mL (15 °C) 34.07 g/100 mL (27.8 °C) Heptahydrate: 48.69 g/100 mL (34.8 °C) Monohydrate: 50.31 g/100 mL (29.9 °C) 48.1 g/100 mL (41.9 °C) 45.62 g/100 mL (60 °C) 43.6 g/100 mL (100 °C)[ 3]
Solubility
Soluble in aq. alkalis ,[ 3] glycerol Slightly soluble in aq. alcohol Insoluble in CS2 , acetone , alkyl acetates , alcohol, benzonitrile , liquid ammonia [ 4]
Solubility in glycerine
98.3 g/100 g (15.5 °C)[ 4]
Solubility in ethanediol
3.46 g/100 g (20 °C)[ 5]
Solubility in dimethylformamide
0.5 g/kg[ 5]
Basicity (pK b )
3.67
−4.1·10−5 cm3 /mol[ 2]
1.485 (anhydrous) 1.420 (monohydrate)[ 6] 1.405 (decahydrate)
വിസ്കോസിറ്റി
3.4 cP (887 °C)[ 5]
Structure
Monoclinic (γ-form, β-form, δ-form, anhydrous)[ 7] Orthorhombic (monohydrate, heptahydrate)[ 1] [ 8]
Space group
C2/m, No. 12 (γ-form, anhydrous, 170 K) C2/m, No. 12 (β-form, anhydrous, 628 K) P21 /n, No. 14 (δ-form, anhydrous, 110 K)[ 7] Pca21 , No. 29 (monohydrate)[ 1] Pbca, No. 61 (heptahydrate)[ 8]
Point group
2/m (γ-form, β-form, δ-form, anhydrous)[ 7] mm2 (monohydrate)[ 1] 2/m 2/m 2/m (heptahydrate)[ 8]
Lattice constant
a =
8.920(7)
Å,
b =
5.245(5)
Å,
c =
6.050(5)
Å (γ-form, anhydrous, 295
K)
[ 7] α = 90°, β = 101.35(8)°, γ = 90°
Octahedral (Na+ , anhydrous)
Thermochemistry
112.3 J/mol·K[ 2]
Std molar entropy (S ⦵ 298 )
135 J/mol·K[ 2]
Std enthalpy of formation (Δf H ⦵ 298 )
−1130.7 kJ/mol[ 2] [ 5]
Gibbs free energy (Δ f G ⦵ )
−1044.4 kJ/mol[ 2]
Hazards
GHS labelling :
Pictograms
[ 9]
Signal word
Warning
Hazard statements
H319 [ 9]
Precautionary statements
P305+P351+P338 [ 9]
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose )
4090 mg/kg (rat, oral) [ 11]
Safety data sheet (SDS)
MSDS
Related compounds
Other anions
Sodium bicarbonate
Other cations
Lithium carbonate Potassium carbonate Rubidium carbonate Caesium carbonate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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