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Discussion Forum : Biology - Section 1 (Q.No. 1)
1.
Ordinary table salt is sodium chloride. What is baking soda?
Potassium chloride
Potassium carbonate
Potassium hydroxide
Sodium bicarbonate
Answer: Option
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Discussion:
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Rajni said:   1 decade ago
Why is called baking soda?

AMit said:   1 decade ago
Baking soda is also known as sodium bicarbonate.

MANISH MAURYA said:   1 decade ago
Please write chemically name of H2S2O8.

Himanshi said:   1 decade ago
NAHCO3 chemically named as sodium bicarbonate and it's other name is baking soda.

So, I think option (D) is correct. Thank you.

Dhanraj joshi said:   1 decade ago
NaHCO3 is also known as baking soda.

CHARITHA said:   1 decade ago
NaHCO3 - BAKING SODA.

Na2CO3 - WASHING SODA.

Mnk said:   1 decade ago
I think NaHCO3 is the right answer.

Sandhya said:   1 decade ago
Sodium carbonate[Na2CO3] is a washing soda. While sodium bicarbonate[NaHCO3] is a cooking or baking soda.

Ezeh kelvin onyekachi said:   1 decade ago
Sodium carbonate (Na2ca3) while sodium bicarbonate is the compound.

Kapil dabas said:   1 decade ago
What is the scientific name for washing soda?

Sodium carbonate (also known as washing soda or soda ash) , Na2CO3 is a sodium salt of carbonic acid.

Sodium bicarbonate or sodium hydrogen carbonate is the chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline but often appears as a fine powder. Since it has long been known and is widely used, the salt has many related names such as baking soda, bread soda, cooking soda, and bicarbonate of soda.
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