Question

Explain the difference in baking soda and washing soda?
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Answer 1

mate baking soda is edable but washing soda in not.

baking soda is sodium bicarbonate

and washing soda is soduim carbonate decahydrate.

Answer 2

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Two important uses of washing soda are:

→ It is used in glass, soap, and paper industries.

→ It is used to remove permanent hardness of water.

Two important uses of baking soda are:

→ It is used as baking powder. Baking powder is a mixture of baking soda and a mild acid known as tartaric acid. When it is heated or mixed in water, it releases CO2 that makes bread or cake fluffy.

→ It is used in soda-acid fire extinguishers.