10 molecules of water of hydration surround each molecule of sodium carbonate. That's why it is known as sodium carbonate decahydrate.
<u><em>Explanation:</em></u>
When the soluble compound sodium carbonate dissolves in water, the partial negatively charged side of the polar water molecules surround the positively charged sodium ions, while the partial positively charged side of the polar water molecules surround the negatively charged carbonate ions.
Entropy of a reaction ΔS∘rxn is the degree of disoderliness in a system. Gases generally have a higher degree of disorder compared to liquids. Hence for the reaction 2H2(g)+O2(g) ⟶ 2H2O(l), the entropy decreases sice the reactants are in the gaseous state and the products is in the liquid state of matter
