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Baking powder contains baking soda and :

A
potassium hydrogen tartarate
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B
calcium bicarbonate
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sodium carbonate
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D
vinegar
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Solution

The correct option is A potassium hydrogen tartarate
Baking powder is dry chemical leavening agent a mixture of carbonate or bicarbonate and a weak acid. A typical acid in such formulations is cream of tartar derivative of tartaric acid. Commercially it is sodium bicarbonate.

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