WASSCE Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry — Non-Metals & Metals
Alkali Metals
Group 1 metals — sodium, potassium — their properties, reactions, and compounds.
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- 1The alkali metals: sodium and its group7 minFree7 minFree
- 2Sodium compounds and their uses8 min Plan8 min Plan
- Sodium hydroxide, NaOH (caustic soda)
- Sodium chloride, NaCl (common salt)
- Sodium carbonate, Na₂CO₃: the Solvay process
- Sodium hydrogencarbonate, NaHCO₃ (baking soda)
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