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Why is sodium benzoate soluble in water?

Sodium sulphate is a salt and as such is polar. The sodium part is a positive sodium ion which is then joined to a sulphate ion (negative). The + and - charges is what pulls the ions together to form sodium sulphate. Water contains hydrogen bonds which means the H2O forms molecules with slightly negatively charged O atoms and slightly positively charged H atoms. Basically the big Oxygen atoms attract the tiny hydrogen atom's electron, making the O more -ve and the H more +ve. This means when sodium sulphate is put in water, the -ve sulphate ion is attracted to the +e hydrogen atoms and the +ve sodium ion attracted to the -ve O atoms. This splits up the sodium sulphate and it becomes a sea of water molecules containing sodium hydroxide and hydrogen sulphide.


Is sodium bicarbonate a pure element?

No. It is a compound of four elements: sodium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.


Which of these elements is the smallest element sodium potassium rubidium or cesium?

Of the Group 1 elements stated (Na, K, Rb, Cs), Caesium is the largest as it is the furthest down the group, and Sodium is the smallest of those as it is furthest up the group.


What are the 8 elements that make up the earths crust?

The eight most abundant elements in Earth's crust are oxygen, silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium. These elements combine to form various minerals and rocks that make up the solid surface of the Earth.


What elements make up sodium hydroxide?

Sodium (Na), oxygen (O), and hydrogen (H). The formula is NaOH. Sodium (Na), oxygen (O), and hydrogen (H). The formula is NaOH.