Question

Give uses of baking soda,washing soda,Bleaching powder

Answer 1

Uses of Baking Soda

• It is used in making soft and fluffy bread and cakes due to the production of carbon dioxide when it is heated or mixed in water.
• NaHCO₃+ H⁺   → CO₂ + H₂O + sodium salt of acid
• It is used for making soda-acid fire extinguisher.
• It is used as an ingredient in the manufacturing of antacids.

Uses of Washing Soda

• Washing soda is used for removing burnt-on grease from kitchen utensils.
• It is prominently used in soap, glass and paper industries.
• It also helps in the removal of permanent hardness of the water.
• It acts as a raw material in the manufacturing of various sodium compounds, for example, borax.

Uses of Bleaching Powder

• It is used for bleaching dirty clothes in the laundry, as a bleaching agent for cotton and linen in the textile industry.
• It is a strong oxidizing agent hence used as an oxidizer in many industries.
• It is used as a disinfectant which is used for disinfecting water to make potable water.

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