Food soda - this is another name sodium bicarbonate. The formula of baking soda is NaHCO3.
The substance is a white fine-crystalline powder with a salty taste and a wide range of applications. As a result of the reaction with acid, the baking soda formula breaks down into sodium carbonate (salt), water and carbon dioxide.
Application of baking soda Application of baking soda is appropriate in:
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Food industry - production of
confectionery products, baking, preparation of beverages; Chemical industry - for the purpose of production of foams, dyes, household chemicals, fluorine reagents;
Light industry - production of artificial leather, sole rubber, textiles.
Medicine - as a means of reducing the acidity of gastric
juice, as well as neutralization of skin burns with acids. In addition, sodium hydrogen carbonate is part of the powder used in the field of fire extinguishing - its action is based on the displacement of oxygen from the place of ignition with the help of carbon dioxide.