What happens chemically when baking soda is heated? Give chemical equation also.

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Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) decomposes on heating to form sodium carbonate, carbon dioxide and water.
The chemical reaction involved is:
$2 N a H C O_{3} \to N a_{2} C O_{3} + C O_{2} + H_{2} O$

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What happens chemically when baking soda is heated? Give chemical equation also.

Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) decomposes on heating to form sodium carbonate, carbon dioxide and water. The chemical reaction involved is: 2NaHCO3→Na2CO3+CO2+H2O

Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) decomposes on heating to form sodium carbonate, carbon dioxide and water.
The chemical reaction involved is:
$2 N a H C O_{3} \to N a_{2} C O_{3} + C O_{2} + H_{2} O$