Question

What is baking powder and how it is differ from baking soda?

Answer 1

Baking powder is the mixture of baking soda & tartaric acid.it is a mild base.

baking soda is NaHCO3(sodium hydrogen carbonate).it forms sodium carbonate , water & carbon dioxide when heated.

Answer 2

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Baking powder is a leavening agent which is put into any baking goods so that it will increase its volume as well as lighten the texture. For example : - cake, bread, etc.

Baking powder and baking soda looks quite similar as they both are leavening agents, but there's a lot of difference between the both.

1. Baking powder is made up of baking soda.

2. Baking soda contains sodium bicarbonate $(NaCHO_{3})$.

3. Baking powder is made up of three acids potassium bitartrate $(C_{4}H_{5}KO_{6})$ and cornstarch.

Thus, there's a lot of difference between the baking soda and baking powder.