Multiple choice

Compound used in some eco-friendly cleaning products is

  1. sodium nitrite

  2. Sodium orthovanadate

  3. Sodium oxide

  4. Sodium percarbonate

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Sodium percarbonate is a chemical, an adduct of sodium carbonate and hydrogen peroxide (a perhydrate), with formula Na2CO3 ·1.5H2O2. It is a colorless, crystalline, hygroscopic and water-soluble solid. It is used in some eco-friendly cleaning products and as a laboratory source of anhydrous hydrogen peroxide.