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'''Sodium percarbonate''' is a white crystalline water-soluble [[chemical compound]] of [[sodium carbonate]] and [[hydrogen peroxide]]. 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 [[wikt:perhydrate|perhydrate]]. Dissolved in water, it releases [[hydrogen peroxide|H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>]] and [[soda ash]] (sodium carbonate):

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: <math> [Na_2CO_3]_2 \cdot 3H_2O_2 \rightarrow 2Na_2CO_3 + 3H_2O_2 </math>

Sodium [[percarbonate]] is the active ingredient in many powdered oxygen [[bleach]] products [http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=chem&id=529].
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==External links==
* [http://www.organic-chemistry.org/chemicals/oxidations/sodiumpercarbonate.shtm Organic Chemistry Portal: Sodium percarbonate]
* [http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=chem&id=529 NIH Household products database: Sodium percarbonate]

[[Category:Sodium compounds]]
[[Category:Peroxides]]
[[Category:Carbonates]]
[[Category:Cleaning product components]]
[[Category:Antiseptics]]
[[Category:Bleaches]]

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