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How much Na2O (from NaOH) do I add to sodium silicate with a weight ratio of SiO2/Na2O = 2.34 to get the solution to a weight ratio SiO2/Na2O = 1.9?

There is some confusion in industry as sodium silicate is made with NaOH but given a ratio with respect to Na2O (i.e. SiO2/Na2O not SiO2/NaOH). I presume it follows from this equation: 2NaOH -> ...
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Dissolution of iron(III) hydroxide

Problem From the theoretical tour of the Mendeleev Olympiad in Chemistry: a) Calculate the minimal amount of sulfuric acid that should be diluted with water to yield $\pu{100 mL}$ of solution that ...
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Grams of bicarbonate vs realeased CO2?

So, it's been a good two years since I've done chemistry and I have my first university lab in a few days and I'm sort of freaking out because I can't even remember how to do stoichiometry properly. ...
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