Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Chemically baking soda is

  1. Baker's Yeast

  2. Sodium carbonate

  3. Sodium bicarbonate

  4. Sodium cloride
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Explanation

Baking soda's chemical name is sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), a white crystalline compound used as a leavening agent in baking. Sodium carbonate is washing soda, while sodium chloride is table salt. The bicarbonate releases CO2 when heated, causing dough to rise.

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