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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Sodium percarbonate is a white crystalline water-soluble chemical compound of sodium carbonate and hydrogen peroxide. It is an oxidizing agent and ingredient in a number of home and laundry cleaning products. Despite the name it is in fact a carbonate perhydrate. Dissolved in water, it releases H2O2 and soda ash (sodium carbonate):
Sodium percarbonate is the active ingredient in many powdered oxygen bleach products [1].
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