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प्रश्न
Write two applications of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda).
State any two applications of baking soda.
उत्तर
Applications of sodium bicarbonate:
(1) It is used to prepare the light and spongy bread, cakes and dhoklas.
(2) Being alkaline, it helps reduce acidity in the stomach.
(3) It is very useful in preparing CO2 gas, and it is one of the contents of fire extinguishers.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A student takes about 2 mL ethanoic acid in a dry test tube and adds a pinch of sodium hydrogen carbonate to it. He reports the following observations:
I. Immediately a colourless and odourless gas evolves with a brisk effervescence.
II. The gas turns lime water milky when passed through it.
III. The gas burns with an explosion when a burning splinter is brought near it.
IV. The gas extinguishes the burning splinter that is brought near it.
The correct observations are
(A) I, II and III
(B) II, III and IV
(C) III, IV and I
(D) I, II and IV
Name the substance which on treatment with chlorine yields bleaching powder?
What will happen if a solution of sodium hydrocarbonate is heated? Give the equation of the reaction involved.
Give two important uses of baking soda.
The discomfort caused by indigestion due to overeating can be cured by taking:
Name an acid which is present in baking powder.
Complete and balance the following chemical equations:
`NaHCO_3` 
What is baking soda?
Name two constituents of baking powder.
How does baking powder differ from baking soda?
Explain the action of baking powder in the making of cake (or bread). Write equation of the reaction involved.
What are the materials used for the preparation of bleaching powder?
Consider the following substances:
NaCl, Ca(OH)2, NaHCO3, NH3, Na2CO3, H2O, Cl2, CO2, CaSO4.2H2O, 2CaSO4.H2O, CaOCl2
Which compound is a part of baking powder?
(i) Name the products formed when sodium hydrogen carbonate is heated.
(ii) Write the chemical equation for the reaction involved in the above.
Write the chemical formula.
Baking soda
Baking soda is a mixture of:
NaHCO, formed by reaction of ____________.
For making cake, baking powder is taken. If at home your mother uses baking soda instead of baking powder in cake,
- how will it affect the taste of the cake and why?
- how can baking soda be converted into baking powder?
- what is the role of tartaric acid added to baking soda?
Mild non-corrosive basic salt is ______.
