Page 2 - 3.LESSON NOTES (CH-2 BAKING SODA)
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Properties of Baking Soda-
1. It is a white crystalline solid
Baking Soda
2. It is sparingly soluble in water.
3. It is a mild, non-corrosive base.
4. When sodium hydrogen carbonate is heated, it decomposes to give
sodium carbonate with evolution of carbon dioxide gas.
NaHCO3 --heat→ Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2
5. When sodium hydrogen carbonate reacts with an acid it produces
the corresponding salt and water with evolution of carbon dioxide gas.
NaHCO3 + HCl → NaCl + H2O + CO2
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