Question

Sodium bicarbonate is the chemical name for baking powder. Its chemical formula is NaHCO3. What does the subscript 3 mean?
A.
There are three molecules of sodium bicarbonate.
B.
There are three molecules of oxygen in sodium bicarbonate.
C.
There are three atoms of oxygen in sodium bicarbonate.
D.
There are three atoms of sodium bicarbonate.

Answer 1

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▶️ option no. (C)

✴️There are three atoms of oxygen in sodium bicarbonate.

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Answer 2

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Option C. There are thrre atoms of oxygen in sodium bicarbonate.

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• NaHCO3 is commonly known as baking soda and the IUPAC name is sodium hydrogen carbonate and is a salt composed of a sodium cation (Na+) and a bicarbonate anion (HCO3−).

• It often appears as a fine powder but is a white solid that's basically a crystalline and, furthermore, has a slightly salty, alkaline taste resembling that of washing soda i.e., sodium carbonate.

• Moreover, it is a component of the mineral natron and is found dissolved in several mineral springs.