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A student mixes baking soda and vinegar in a glass. Do you think any new substances are being created in this mixture? If so, how do you know?

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The evidence here is that when you mix baking soda or baking powder and vinegar, the bubbles you saw were carbon dioxide gas.

A carbon dioxide gas is molecules consist of a carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. It occurs naturally in Earth's atmosphere as a trace gas.

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A student mixes baking soda and vinegar in a glass. ... Yes I do belive that new substances are being formed because there is a chemical reaction between the baking soda and vinegar turning it into a bubbly substances instead of a powder and liquid.

Step-by-step explanation:

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