sal soda

• Término desactualizado para el carbonato de sodio, un compuesto cristalino blanco utilizado históricamente para limpiar, en la fabricación de vidrio y como ablandador de agua. Hoy en día se conoce más comúnmente como sosa para lavar o carbonato de sodio.

An outdated term for sodium carbonate, a white crystalline compound used historically in cleaning, glassmaking, and as a water softener. It is now more commonly referred to as washing soda or soda ash.

1. Sodium carbonate decahydrateC1formal

   A crystalline compound, Na₂CO₃·10H₂O, used as a cleaning agent and in various industrial processes.

   Carbonato de sodio decahidratado

   • Sal soda is often used in laundry detergents to soften water.
   • The chemist prepared a solution of sal soda for the experiment.
   • Historically, sal soda was used in glassmaking.