Question

A substance X is a salt used to make cakes and pastries when mixed with a substance

Y. Y is an organic acid. Identify X and Y. State the chemical name and formula of X.

What will happen if we heat X in the lab?​

Answer 1

Required Answer:-

• X is baking soda ( $\bf Na_{2}HCO_{3}$ )
• Y is tartaric acid

because, when tartaric acid is added to baking soda it produces baking powder along with water and $\bf CO_{2}$

Reaction:-

$\bf Na_{2}HCO_{3}$ + Tartaric acid $\longrightarrow$ Sodium salt of tartaric acid + $\bf CO_{2}$ + $\bf H_{2}O$

• When we heat baking soda in lab it produces Sodium carbonate ( $\bf Na_{2}CO_{3}$ ) + $\bf CO_{2}$ + $\bf H_{2}O$

Reaction:-

$\bf Na_{2}HCO_{3}$ $\longrightarrow$ $\bf Na_{2}CO_{3}$ + $\bf CO_{2}$ + $\bf H_{2}O$

Answer 2

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