Without Doing Any Calculations, Identify Which of the Following Compounds

question 23

Essay

Without doing any calculations, identify which of the following compounds has the largest percent sodium by mass and which has the smallest. Explain your logic.
sodium oxide, Na₂O; sodium hydroxide, NaOH; sodium hydrogen carbonate, NaHCO₃;
sodium carbonate, Na₂CO₃; sodium peroxide, Na₂O₂

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