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Preparations and Uses of Sodium Carbonate

Cake does not...

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Cake does not taste bitter due to presence of:

A

sodium carbonate

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tartaric acid

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C

citric acid

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sodium bicarbonate

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Solution

The correct option is D tartaric acid
Tartaric acid is added to neutralize the sodium carbonate formed on heating by the decomposition of NaHCO₃. If it is not added, the cake would taste bitter due to the presence of sodium carbonate in it.

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