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- A white powder is added while baking cakes to
make it soft and spongy. Name its main indrigents.
Explain the function of each ingridient. Write the
chemical reaction taking place when the powder a
heated during baking?
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The white powder is baking soda.
Its main ingredient is sodium bicarbonate.
Functions = Sodium bicarbonate , also known as baking soda, is used to relieve heartburn, sour stomach, or acid indigestion by neutralizing excess stomach acid. When used for this purpose, it is said to belong to the group of medicines called antacids.
2NaHCO3(s) = Na2CO3(s) + CO2(g) + H2O(g)
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