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A chemical equation lists NaHCO3(s) as a reactant. What does (s) indicate?
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A chemical equation lists NaHCO3(s) as a reactant. What does (s) indicate?

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The (s) stands for solid

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The (s) indicates that the state of matter for NaHCO3 is solid.

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When a chemical reaction is written, the state of matter for each components of the reactants and products are mentioned in brackets along with their names or formulas.

For example, NaHCO3 has (s) mentioned in the brackets. The s shows that the state of matter for NaHCO3. (l) represents liquid format. (g) represents that the state of matter is gas.

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