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because germs will die.

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Q: Why do some toothpastes contain sodium hydrogen carbonate?
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Why do some toothpastes contain sodium hydrogem carbonate?

because germs will die


Does carbon dioxide and water and hydrogen make sodium hydrogen carbonate?

No, that eq. does not contain Sodium which you mentioned as a product.


Why is sodium hydrogen carbonate in baking powder?

Sodium hydrogen carbonate is baking powder.


What medicines contain acid?

Andrews salts contain magnesium sulphate, sodium hydrogen carbonate and citric acid


What is the state of hydrogen carbonate?

Sodium hydrogen carbonate is a solid.


What is the chemical equation for sodium hydrogen carbonate and limewater?

hydrogen + carbonate + limewater = sodium hydrogenbicarbonaye


Is sodium carbonated covalent?

The chemical formula of sodium hydrogen carbonate is NaHCO3.Sodium hydrogen carbonate is an ionic compound.


Is sodium hydrogen carbonate is metal carbonate?

no


Is sodium hydrogen carbonate covalent?

Yes. Sodium hydrogen carbonate, more commonly called sodium bicarbonate, is a compound of sodium, hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen.


Nitric acid plus sodium hydrogen carbonate?

Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate plus Nitric acid = Sodium Nitrate + Hydrogen + Co2


Is sodium hydrogen carbonate a weaker base than sodium carbonate?

Yes: hydrogen carbonate is a stronger acid, and therefore a weaker base, than carbonate.


What is the bi in bicarbonate?

It is actually Hydrogen. Sodium Bicarbonate is properly known as Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, and sometimes Sodium Acid Carbonate (Hydrogen makes it an acid)CompareNaHCO3 (sodium bicarbonate)Na2CO3 (sodium carbonate)Since sodium carbonate takes two sodium ions for each carbonate, and bicarbonate has only one, ratio of carbonate ions to sodium ion doubles, hence the term bicarbonate.