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प्रश्न
What is baking soda?
उत्तर
Baking soda is a sodium salt used for speeding up the cooking of foodstuff such as various pulses. The chemical name of baking soda is sodium hydrogencarbonate (NaHCO3), also called sodium bicarbonate.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write two applications of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda).
Name an acid which is present in baking powder.
What is the common name of sodium hydrogencarbonate?
How does baking powder differ from baking soda?
What are the materials used for the preparation of bleaching powder?
In addition to sodium hydrogencarbonate, baking powders contain a substance X. Name the substance X. What is the role of substance X in the baking powder?
The chemical name of baking soda is ______.
Salt 'P', commonly used in bakery products, on heating gets converted into another salt 'Q' which itself is used for the removal of hardness of water and a gas 'R' is evolved. The gas 'R', when passed through freshly prepared lime water, turns milky. Identify 'P', 'Q' and 'R', giving a chemical equation for the justification of your answer.
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 ______.
