Question

For making cake baking powder is taken if at home your mother using baking soda instead of baking powder in cake how will effect the taste of cake and why how can baking soda be converted into baking powder what is the role of tartaric acid added to baking soda

Answer 1

if baking soda is used in cake, it will result in bitter taste of cake.

baking powder can be made by adding tartaric acid to baking soda and making it wet.

NaHCO3(aq)+H(aq)=Na(aq)+CO2(g)+H2O(l)
(baking     ( hydrogen    (Na ions
 soda)       ion from            from sodium
                tartaric acid)     tartarate salt)

Answer 2

Answer:

i) if baking soda is added then cake results bitter in taste

ii) By adding tartaric acid to baking soda we can form baking powder.

iii) Tartaric acid neutralizes the sodium carbonate formed during decomposition hence, making the cake tasty and not bitter in taste.