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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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