sodium sulphate

noun

1. a solid white substance that occurs naturally as thenardite and is usually used as the white anhydrous compound ( salt cake ) or the white crystalline decahydrate ( Glauber's salt ) in making glass, detergents, and pulp. Formula: Na 2 SO 4

Example Sentences

Alcohol was added to precipitate the sodium sulphate completely, the mixture was heated and filtered.

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Sodium sulphate and sodium phosphate crystals lose water even when exposed under ordinary conditions to dry air.

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With sodium sulphate, a modification of the same method is used.

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This is small, and its amount is determined by an experiment with 3.55 grams of pure sodium sulphate.

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The production of salt-cake or crude sodium sulphate is carried out in two stages.

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