No, if H2O is separated into H2 and O, then it is not the same substance
A chemical property of soda ash is that it is an alkaline compound , of pH 11.6 in aqueous solution. The chemical name of soda ash is sodium carbonate. It is a sodium salt of carbonic acid and occurs as a white crystalline compound. It has a cooling alkaline taste. It can be found in the ashes of many plants. It is produced in large quantities from sodium chloride (common salt). It can be found as a mineral in mineral deposits of natron usually in seasonal lakes when the lakes dry up.
A refracting telescope uses convex lenses to gather a large amount of light and focus it onto a small area while a reflecting telescope the mirror instead of an objective lens they are also similar because like the lenses in a refracting telescope the mirror in a reflecting telescope focuses a large amount of light onto a small area.
