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What is the percentage of water in Sodium carbonate decahydrate?

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I believe it is 62.94
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sodium carbonate decahydrate is Na2CO3.10H20

Its weight is - 23 * 2 + 12 + 48 + 10 * ( 2 + 16 ) = 106 + 180 = 286

Water %age = 180 / 286 * 100 = 62.94%
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