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Baking soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate, is a slightly salty inorganic compound. It's most commonly used in food, as well as for cleaning. | Baking soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate, is a slightly salty inorganic compound. It's most commonly used in food, as well as for cleaning. | ||
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Revision as of 21:39, 7 May 2025
Baking soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate, is a slightly salty inorganic compound. It's most commonly used in food, as well as for cleaning.
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Materials needed
- Soda Ash
- Carbonated Water
Crafting instructions
Baking soda can most easily be made by simply dissolving soda ash (sodium carbonate) in carbonated water. The carbonated water dissolves and carbonates the soda ash, creating baking soda (sodium bicarbonate).
Uses
Leavening Agent
When added to dough that contains an acid, baking soda will create gas causing the dough to expand.
Cleaning
Baking soda can be used to remove paint and corrosion from metals.
Medical
Baking soda is a mild antiseptic when mixed with water, and can be used to keep teeth and gums clean.
See also
References
| This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Trona, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (view authors). | 
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