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Baking soda (NaHCO3), acts like a base by accepting a hydrogen ion from an acid as illustrated below:

BASE____ACID__________SALT

NaHCO3 + HCl ==> H2CO3 + NaCl

In this example, the carbonic acid formed (H2CO3) undergoes rapid decomposition to water and gaseous carbon dioxide, and so the solution bubbles as CO2 gas is released.

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What plus baking soda make CO2?

an acid


What is the reason for baking soda to be a base?

Baking soda reacts with acid, so it's a base: HCO3- + H+ --> H2O + CO2


Why have baking soda in a cookie recipe if there's no acid for it to react with?

Heating the baking soda decomposes it, releasing CO2 gas, thus having the same effect as adding acid.


What liquids make a baking soda volcano erupt?

vinegar, lemon juice....... basically anything acidic. baking soda takes the acidity out of things so anything thats acidic will create a reaction.


Can baking soda react with HCl?

Yes, hydrochloric acid does react with baking soda. Baking soda is sodium hydrogen carbonate. Thus sodium hydrogen carbonate + hydrochloric acid --> sodium chloride + water + carbon dioxideNaHCO3 + HCl --> NaCl + H2O + CO2.(All the numbers should be subscripts).This is the reaction which happens in the stomach when we take baking soda for indigestion.


Why does baking soda produce co2 when baked?

The chemical formula for baking soda (Sodium Bicarbonate) is NaHCO3 The chemical formula for vinegar (acetic acid) is C2H4O2, or CH3COOH, which is an acetate ion plus a Hydrogen atom. When vinegar is added to baking soda, the baking soda dissociates into CO2, plus OH-, plus Na+. The Na+ replaces an H+ on on the vinegar, to form Sodium acetate. The H+ from the vinegar joins the free OH- from the baking soda, to form water. The Carbon Dioxide (CO2) the bubbles through the water and sodium acetate solution.


What gas is produced when acid mixed with baking powder?

Water vapor is produced when baking soda and hydrochloric acid are mixed.


Chemical properties of baking soda?

baking soda reacts with vinegar to produce sodium acetate and carbon dioxide


Does base react with baking soda?

Yes it can, though not favoured: HCO3- + OH- --> H2O + CO32- More favourable is 'baking soda reacts with acid': HCO3- + H+ --> H2O + CO2


Does water or vinegar produce more effervescence when mixed with baking soda?

Only vinegar will create effervescence by releasing carbon dioxide gas. The acetic acid in vinegar reacts with the baking soda (sodium bicarbonate, a base) to form carbonic acid and sodium acetate. The carbonic acid (essentially CO2 dissolved in water) is unstable and decomposes into carbon dioxide and water.


What is the chemical reaction of muriatic acid and baking soda?

The reaction is: NaHCO3 + HCl = NaCl + CO2 + H2O The correct name of HCl is hydrochloric acid.


How is baking soda and baking powder the same?

No, baking soda is pure sodium bicarbonate, which reacts with acids in other ingredients of a recipe to create CO2 bubbles an lighten the mixture. Baking powder contains sodium bicarbonate and produces CO2 in the same way, but it contains the acid mixed in with it already. Both baking powder and baking soda (which is called bicarbonate of soda in the uk) are used to do the same thing leaven, or lighten up, a recipe. But they are not the same thing.