Sodium Carbonate Is Produced Using the Solvay Process, Which Involves

question 90

Multiple Choice

Sodium carbonate is produced using the Solvay process, which involves a final step where sodium bicarbonate is heated to produce sodium carbonate, water, and carbon dioxide. What are the oxidation numbers of the sodium, carbon, and oxygen, respectively, in sodium carbonate?

• A)(  1,  4, and  2)
• B)(  1,  2, and  2)
• C)0,  2, and  2)
• D)(  1,  2, and  2)
• E)(  1,  2, and 0)

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