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Question
The formula of baking soda is:
(a) K2CO3
(b) KHCO3
(c) NaHCO3
(d) Na2CO3
Solution
NaHCO3
The chemical name of baking soda is sodium hydrogen carbonate, and its chemical formula is NaHCO3.
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