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Q. The pH of a salt used to make tasty and crispy pakoras is 14. Identify the salt and write a chemical equation for its formation. List its two uses.

Answer 1

The answer is sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3)

the equation for its formation 

NaCl + H2O + CO2 + NH3= nh4cl + NaHCO3

the two uses are:- 

->used as an antacid

-> used as fire extinguisher