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It is both ionic and covalent since there is metal to metal bonding as well as metal to non-metal bonding in the compound.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo, as with all sodium compounds sodium bicarbonate is ionic.
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∙ 14y agoThis compound has both kinds of bonding: ionic bonds between sodium cations and bicarbonate anions and covalent bonds internal to the bicarbonate ions.
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∙ 11y agoNo. Sodium is metallic, and positively charged. It is bonded ionically to the negatively charged HCO3 ion.
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∙ 13y agoNaHCO3 (Sod. Bicarbonate) is a compound not a element.
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∙ 13y agoSodium bicarbonate is a compound with formula NaHCO3.
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∙ 13y agoNo it is ionic
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Is sodium bicarbonate ionic polar covalent or non polar covalent?
Sodium bicarbonate is an ionic compound.
Is NaHCO3 a covalent compound?
No. Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) is a salt, and it is bonded ionically.
Is baking powder covalent or ionic?
Sodium bicarbonate is an ionic compound.
What chemicals are in bicarb?
Bicarb, more correctly called bicarbonate of soda or sodium bicarbonate, is itself a chemical with the formula NaHCO3. The elements in sodium bicarbonate are sodium, carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen.
Is sodium bicarbonate blue?
Sodium bicarbonate is white.
Is sodium bicarbonate a simple sugar?
No. Sodium bicarbonate is a salt.
Is sodium bicarbonate soluble in ether?
No, sodium bicarbonate is not soluable in ether.
What are the pH's of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate?
Sodium carbonate has a pH of about 11, and sodium bicarbonate has a pH of 8.
Which bonds are ionic and covalent in NaHCO3?
The bond between the sodium ion (Na+) and the bicarbonate ion (HCO3-) is ionic. The negative charge on bicarbonate ion is distributed between two oxygen atoms by resonance. The rest of the bonds within the bicarbonate ion (3 carbon-oxygen bonds and 1 oxygen-hydrogen bond) are covalent.
Is sodium carbonate the same as sodium bicarbonate?
No. Sodium carbonate is Na2CO3. Sodium bicarbonate is NaHCO3. Sodium carbonate is a stronger base.
What kind of bond is sodium bicarbonate?
Ionic bond between Na+ and HCO3- ion. Covalent bond between the atoms in HCO3- ion.
Is baking soda a compound?
Baking soda is the compound sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), containing the elements sodium, hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen.Yes, it's a compound which has both ionic and covalent bonds.
