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What happens when sodium carbonate undergoes hydrolysis?

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Sodium carbonate is a salt of a strong base like NaOH and weak acid like `H_(2) CO_(3), Na_(2) CO_(3)`
undergoes hydrolysis in water to form an alkaline solution.
`Na_(2) CO_(3) + H_(2) O to H_(2) CO_(3) + NaOH`
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