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A ternary compound is made of three elements.

Sodium is an alkali metal with a charge of +1. Carbonate CO3 has a charge of 2-. When writing a formula the net charge for the compound must be neutral. You need two sodiums to cancel out the charge of one carbonate.

Na2CO3

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Na2CO3 Obviously the numbers should be subscripts, but the chemical name is sodium carbonate.

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2 Na+ + CO32- = Na2CO3SODIUM CARBONATE: Washing soda
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Na2Co3 is made by bonding sodium ions and carbonate ions. Carbonate ion is the polyatomic ion in this compound. The chemical formula for it is CO3^.-2

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Na2CO3, or sodium carbonate.

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Sodium carbonate is Na2CO3.

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The ion carbonate is (CO3)-.

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Na3co1

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