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Question
One of the constituents of baking powder is sodium hydrogencarbonate. The other constituent is :
Options
hydrochloric acid
tartaric acid
acetic acid
sulphuric acid
Solution
tartaric acid
Explanation -
Tartaric acid is the other consument.
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