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| IUPAC name | sodium carbonate —hydrogen peroxide (2/3) |
| Other names | PCS, solid hydrogen peroxide, Sodium carbonate hydrogen peroxide, sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | [15630-89-4] |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | 2Na2CO3·3(H2O2) |
| Molar mass | 314.02 g/mol |
| Solubility in water | 150 g/l |
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| R-phrases | R22,R41,R8 |
| S-phrases | S17,S26,S39 |
| Related compounds | |
| Related compounds | Sodium perborate Sodium persulfate Sodium perphosphate Sodium hypochlorite Sodium carbonate Sodium bicarbonate |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox references |
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Sodium percarbonate is a white crystalline water-soluble chemical compound of sodium carbonate and hydrogen peroxide.[1]
It is an oxidizing agent and ingredient in a number of home and laundry cleaning products.[1] Despite the name, it is, in fact, a carbonate perhydrate.[1] Dissolved in water, it releases H2O2 and soda ash (sodium carbonate)[1]:
- 2Na2CO3·3H2O2 → 2 Na2CO3 + 3 H2O2
Sodium percarbonate is the active ingredient in many powdered oxygen eco-friendly bleach products such as; Corte Cleandeck cleaner.[2] The Per from perborate or percarbonate has given the name for several laundry detergent products like Persil.
References
- ^ a b c d Craig W. Jones Applications of hydrogen peroxide and its derivatives (1999) Royal Society of Chemistry ISBN 0854045368
- ^ "Household Product Database: Sodium percarbonate". National Institute of Health.
- R. G. Pritchard and E. Islam (2003). "Sodium percarbonate between 293 and 100 K". Acta Crystallographica Section B B59: 596–605. doi:.
- J. M. Adams and R. G. Pritchard (1977). "The crystal structure of sodium percarbonate: an unusual layered solid". Acta Crystallographica Section B B33: 3650–3653. doi:.
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