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Sodium hydrogen carbonate is also known as baking soda. It is a soluble white crystalline compound that has a slight alkaline taste which is like sodium carbonate. It is found in mineral springs and in natural deposits in the United States.

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What will happen if a solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate heated?

When a solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate is heated, it will decompose to form sodium carbonate, water, and carbon dioxide gas. This decomposition reaction is characterized by effervescence due to the release of the carbon dioxide gas.


What is the chemical formula for sodium hydrogen carbonate solution?

Sodium dihydrogen carbonate is not a proper chemical name and therefore has no formula, because carbonate anions have only two negative charges and therefore can not form a neutral compound with one sodium atom and two hydrogen atoms. The closest analogous compound is sodium hydrogen carbonate, which has the formula NaHCO3.


Is hydrogen carbonate soluble?

Yes, hydrogen carbonate (bicarbonate) is soluble in water. It dissolves readily to form a solution.


What is the word equation for sodium hydrogen carbonate when its heated?

The word equation for sodium hydrogen carbonate when heated is: sodium hydrogen carbonate (sodium bicarbonate) → sodium carbonate + carbon dioxide + water.


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 colour of sodium carbonate solution?

it is a transparent solution


The difference between ketones and carboxylic acids when reacting with sodium hydrogen carbonate?

The Difference between ketones and carboxylic acids when reacting with sodium hydrogen carbonate is that carboxlic acids give off caron dioxide when a sloution is added to little sodium hydrogen carbonate (or carbonate) solid or solution whereas ketone has no apparent reaction with the carbonate.


Why is sodium hydrogen carbonate in baking powder?

Sodium hydrogen carbonate is baking powder.


What happens when sodium hydrogen carbonate solution is mixed with water?

When sodium hydrogen carbonate (baking soda) is dissolved in water, it dissociates to form sodium ions, bicarbonate ions, and some carbonate ions. This results in a slightly alkaline solution due to the presence of bicarbonate ions which can act as a buffer. The overall pH of the solution would be around 8.4.


What is the effect of sodium hydrogen carbonate on vitamin C?

Vitamin C is sensitive for temperature and sodium hydrogen carbonate. When heated for a very long time, the amount of vitamin C will decrease. When heated at a constant temperature with a concentration of sodium hydrogen carbonate, more vitamin C will be lost.


What are the names and formulas for the two ions into which sodium hydrogen carbonate separates?

NaHCO3, sodium hydrogen carbonate, or sodium bicarbonate, or baking soda, contains the positively charged sodium ion, Na+, and the negatively charged hydrogen carbonate ion, or bicarbonate ion, HCO3-.


Why sodium carbonate solution is alkaline in nature?

Sodium carbonate solution is alkaline because of the carbonate ion. Sodium ions do not change the pH. However, carbonate, being the conjugate base of a weak acid (carbonic acid/hydrogen carbonate) does affect the pH. The carbonate ions can abstract a proton to form hydrogen carbonate, HCO3-. When the proton is abstracted from water, hydroxide ions form which results in a higher pH (more basic).