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Ordinary table salt is sodium chloride. What is baking soda?

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It's formula is NaHCO3. Baking Soda is a salt compound has sodium cation (Na+) and bicarbonate anion (HCO3–). The chemical compound, Sodium bicarbonate is commonly called as Baking Soda. It's formula is NaHCO3.
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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.

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