Sodium sesquicarbonate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Sodium sesquicarbonate
other names	E 500iii
Molecular formula	C 2 HNa 3 O 6 or Na 2 CO 3 • NaHCO 3
Brief description	white solid
External identifiers / databases
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.802
PubChem	10791
Wikidata	Q2234978
properties
Molar mass	190.00 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	2.11 g cm −3
solubility	soluble in water
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Sodium sesquicarbonate is a chemical compound , the double salt of sodium hydrogen carbonate and sodium carbonate .

Occurrence

Sodium sesquicarbonate occurs naturally in the form of the dihydrate Na ₂ CO ₃ · NaHCO ₃ · 2H ₂ O as the mineral trona .

Extraction and presentation

Sodium sesquicarbonate can be obtained by reacting sodium hydrogen carbonate and sodium carbonate.

It is also formed when a solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate is heated.

properties

Sodium sesquicarbonate is a white solid that appears in small needle-shaped crystals that is soluble in water.

use

Sodium sesquicarbonate is used as bath salt , used in leather tanning, as a detergent, and as a mild soap for general purposes.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ruth Winter: A Consumerýs Dictionary of Household, Yard and Office Chemicals Complete Information About Harmful and Desirable Chemicals Found in Everyday Home Products, Yard Poisons, and Office Polluters . iUniverse, 2007, ISBN 1-4620-6578-3 , pp. 291 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ ^a ^b Entry on sodium sesquicarbonate in the Hazardous Substances Data Bank , accessed January 10, 2019.
↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
↑ Erwin Riedel, Christoph Janiak: Inorganic Chemistry . Walter de Gruyter, 2011, ISBN 978-3-11-022566-2 , p. 958 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ David G. Urban: How to Formulate and Compound Industrial Detergents . David G. Urban, 2002, ISBN 978-1-58898-868-3 , pp. 7 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ Georg Frerichs, Georg Arends, Heinrich Zörnig: Hager's handbook of pharmaceutical practice for pharmacists, drug manufacturers, druggists, doctors and medical officials . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-90729-6 , pp. 210 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ Hans Irion: Drogisten-Lexikon - A textbook and reference book for chemists and related professions, chemical technicians, laboratory assistants, wholesalers and industry Third volume specialist technology, cosmetics, regulations . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-92723-2 , pp. 261 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ Fred Winter: Handbook of the Entire Perfumery and Cosmetics . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-7091-2074-3 , pp. 165 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[Ruth_Winter-1] Ruth Winter: A Consumerýs Dictionary of Household, Yard and Office Chemicals Complete Information About Harmful and Desirable Chemicals Found in Everyday Home Products, Yard Poisons, and Office Polluters . iUniverse, 2007, ISBN 1-4620-6578-3 , pp. 291 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[HSDB-2] Entry on sodium sesquicarbonate in the Hazardous Substances Data Bank , accessed January 10, 2019.

[NV-3] This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.

[Erwin_Riedel,_Christoph_Janiak-4] Erwin Riedel, Christoph Janiak: Inorganic Chemistry . Walter de Gruyter, 2011, ISBN 978-3-11-022566-2 , p. 958 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[David_G._Urban-5] David G. Urban: How to Formulate and Compound Industrial Detergents . David G. Urban, 2002, ISBN 978-1-58898-868-3 , pp. 7 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[Georg_Frerichs,_Georg_Arends,_Heinrich_Zörnig-6] Georg Frerichs, Georg Arends, Heinrich Zörnig: Hager's handbook of pharmaceutical practice for pharmacists, drug manufacturers, druggists, doctors and medical officials . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-90729-6 , pp. 210 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[Hans_Irion-7] Hans Irion: Drogisten-Lexikon - A textbook and reference book for chemists and related professions, chemical technicians, laboratory assistants, wholesalers and industry Third volume specialist technology, cosmetics, regulations . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-92723-2 , pp. 261 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[Fred_Winter-8] Fred Winter: Handbook of the Entire Perfumery and Cosmetics . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-7091-2074-3 , pp. 165 ( limited preview in Google Book search).