Natron is the name of a mixture of salts used by the Egyptians to dehydrate corpses before mummification. Natron is composed of Na,CO3) along with many other salts. The NaCO, absorbs water from tissues to form Na,CO, 7H206- a. Name the compound Na,CO,7H,0 b. Calculate the % by mass of water in Na2CO,7H20(3-

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Natron is the name of a mixture of salts used by the Egyptians to dehydrate corpses before
mummification. Natron is composed of Na,CO,g along with many other salts. The NaC0,
absorbs water from tissues to form Na,CO,7H,0-
a. Name the compound Na,CO,7H,0r
b. Calculate the % by mass of water in Na,C0,7H;0g-
would have been required to desiccate (remove
c. What mass of anhydrous Na,CO,)
all the water) an 80.0 kg body that was 78% water by mass?
Transcribed Image Text:Natron is the name of a mixture of salts used by the Egyptians to dehydrate corpses before mummification. Natron is composed of Na,CO,g along with many other salts. The NaC0, absorbs water from tissues to form Na,CO,7H,0- a. Name the compound Na,CO,7H,0r b. Calculate the % by mass of water in Na,C0,7H;0g- would have been required to desiccate (remove c. What mass of anhydrous Na,CO,) all the water) an 80.0 kg body that was 78% water by mass?
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