What type of chemical reaction occurs when adding baking soda to golden syrup and sugar?

Answer 1

That is the wildest thing you will ever do. I am told just recently that it will bubble all over your cooking elements. YET THIS BECOMES A CHEMICAL COMPOUND WHEN MIXED 1 to 6 ratio will create a HOME REMEDY FOR FIGHTING CANCER! I have no record of a link to prove this to you other then personal interaction with other HOMEOPATHIC PROVIDERS!

HAVE FUN MAKING MIXING THE CHEMICALS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PROTECTIVE GEAR ON WHEN DOING THIS EXPERIMENT SO YOU DO NOT BURN YOURSELVES!

Answer 2

It depends. Golden syrup reacts; pure sugar would not.

Golden syrup (like honey) is a mild acid of varying strength. Baking soda (Bicarbonate of soda in England and culturally close countries) is a mild base, so it releases carbon dioxide in reaction with acids like Golden Syrup. As I recall, the reaction is NaHCO 3 + H+ → Na+ + H2O + CO2.

It also decomposes in the presence of heat, releasing carbon dioxide ("Bicarbonate" is a clue to that) in the reaction 2NaHCO3 --> Na2CO3 + CO2 + H2O. This is how the honeycomb sweet gets its bubbles: recipe and science at the Related Link.

Where bicarbonate of soda is mixed with golden syrup, sour milk, or other mild acid in a product to be baked, there may be an initial raising by the acid and a later raising by the heat. For maximum raising, these recipes should be handled as little as possible after the liquids are added.