What is the empirical formula of Na2CO3

Please note that Na2CO3 is both the empirical formula and the actual formula for sodium carbonate. This is because it represents the simplest ratio as well as exact number of atoms of all the constituent elements which are present in a formula unit of the compound. 

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Na2CO3
that is the emperical formula because it is simplified the most :)
the molecular formula is the one that can be simpler
Example H2O2 is the molecular formula and HO is the emperical formula.

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