Question

Baking soda is a mixture of :

• A. Sodium carbonate and Acetic acid
• B. Sodium carbonate and Tartaric acid
• C. Sodium Hydrogen carbonate and Tartaric acid
• D. Sodium hydrogen carbonate and Acetic acid

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Sodium Hydrogen carbonate and Tartaric acid

The correct option is (C):

Explanation for the correct answer:

Sodium hydrogen carbonate and Tartaric acid:

1. It is basically a mixture of Sodium hydrogen carbonate and the Tartaric acid.
2. And it is used to give spongy texture during baking.
3. The reaction between baking soda as well as Tartaric acid ions: $\underset{\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{hydrogen}\mathrm{carbonate}}{{\mathrm{NaHCO}}_3}+\underset{\mathrm{Hydrogen}\mathrm{ions}}{{\mathrm{H}}^{+}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)}\to \underset{\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{ions}}{{\mathrm{Na}}^{+}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Carbon}\mathrm{dioxide}}{{\mathrm{CO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Water}}{{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}$
4. This is basically a mixture that consists of the different type of particles so that further they can be combined in the various forms.

Therefore, the correct option is (C): Sodium hydrogen carbonate and tartaric acid