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What is the exact formula given for sodium hexametaphosphate?

Correct answer C. [(NaPO3)13]

Explanation

Commercial sodium hexametaphosphate, or Graham's salt, is a glassy polymeric sodium metaphosphate built from repeating NaPO3 units, often written (NaPO3)13. It is used as a dispersant in particle size analysis.

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