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Sodium percarbonate
Sodium percarbonate |
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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 |
PubChem |
159762 |
EINECS number |
239-707-6 |
Properties |
Molecular formula |
2Na 2 CO 3 ·3(H 2 O 2 ) |
Molar mass |
314.02 g/mol |
Solubility in water |
150 g/l |
Hazards |
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 |
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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. Despite the name, it is, in fact, a carbonate perhydrate . Dissolved in water, it releases H 2 O 2 and soda ash (sodium carbonate):
2Na 2 CO 3 ·3H 2 O 2 → 2 Na 2 CO 3 + 3 H 2 O 2
Sodium percarbonate is the active ingredient in many powdered oxygen eco-friendly bleach products such as; Corte Clean deck cleaner. [2] The Per from perborate or percarbonate has given the name for several laundry detergent products like Persil . |
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