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Sodium percarbonate
IUPAC name	[show] sodium carbonate—hydrogen peroxide (2/3)
Other names	PCS, solid hydrogen peroxide, Sodium carbonate hydrogen peroxide, sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate
Identifiers
CAS number	15630-89-4
PubChem	159762
EC number	239-707-6
Properties
Molecular formula	Na2CO3·1.5H2O2
Molar mass	157.01 g/mol
Appearance	white solid
Solubility in water	150 g/l
Hazards
EU Index	Not listed
Main hazards	Irritant, Oxidizer
Flash point	Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions	Sodium carbonate Sodium bicarbonate
Related compounds	Sodium perborate Sodium persulfate Sodium perphosphate
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25°C, 100kPa) Infobox references

Sodium percarbonate is a white crystalline water-soluble chemical compound of sodium carbonate and hydrogen peroxide.^[1]

It is an oxidizing agent and ingredient in a number of home and laundry cleaning products.^[1] Despite the name, it is, in fact, a carbonate perhydrate.^[1] Dissolved in water, it releases H₂O₂ and soda ash (sodium carbonate)^[1]:

2(Na₂CO₃·1.5H₂O₂) → 2 Na₂CO₃ + 3 H₂O₂

Sodium percarbonate is the active ingredient in many powdered oxygen eco-friendly bleach products such as; Corte Cleandeck cleaner.^[2] The Per from perborate or percarbonate has given the name for several laundry detergent products like Persil.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Craig W. Jones Applications of hydrogen peroxide and its derivatives (1999) Royal Society of Chemistry ISBN 0854045368
2. ^ "Household Product Database: Sodium percarbonate". National Institute of Health. http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=chem&id=529.

• R. G. Pritchard and E. Islam (2003). "Sodium percarbonate between 293 and 100 K". Acta Crystallographica Section B B59: 596–605. doi:10.1107/S0108768103012291.
• J. M. Adams and R. G. Pritchard (1977). "The crystal structure of sodium percarbonate: an unusual layered solid". Acta Crystallographica Section B B33: 3650–3653. doi:10.1107/S0567740877011790.

[edit] External links

• Organic Chemistry Portal: Sodium percarbonate
• Record in the Household Products Database of NLM