Sodium oxalate is the archaic name for sodium ethanedioate.
It s structure is '-
Na^(+))-)^-O-(O=)C-C(=O)-O^(-)-Na^(+)
It is a largely covalently bonded molecule, but the two sodiums are bonded ionically.
From the above formula, and referring
to the Periodic Table for atomic masses, we have :-
2 x C = 1 x 12 = 24
4 x O = 4 x 16 = 64
2 x Na = 2 x 23 = 46
24 + 64 + 46 = 134 is the molar mass of sodium ethanedioate.
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