Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline but often appears as a fine powder. It has a slightly salty, alkaline taste resembling that of washing soda (sodium carbonate). The natural mineral form is nahcolite. It is a component of the mineral natron and is found dissolved in many mineral springs.
Sodium bicarbonate, commonly known as baking soda or bicarbonate of soda, is a chemical compound with the formula NaHCO₃. It is a salt composed of a sodium cation and a bicarbonate anion. Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline but often appears as a fine powder.
IUPAC ID: Sodium hydrogen carbonate
Formula: NaHCO₃
Molar mass: 84.007 g/mol
Soluble in: Water
Density: 2.2 g/cm³
Nutrition Facts
Baking soda
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