Sodium silicate Wikipedia
Sodium silicate is a generic name for chemical compounds with the formula Na 2x SiO 2+x or (Na 2 O) x · SiO 2, such as sodium metasilicate Na 2 SiO 3, sodium orthosilicate Na 4 SiO 4, and sodium pyrosilicate Na 6 Si 2 O anions are often compounds are generally colorless transparent solids or white powders, and soluble in water in various amounts.