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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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