Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃). Washing soda is sodium carbonate (Na₂CO₃).
Which of the following two statements is correct? (a) The soda commonly used in the kitchen for making tasty crispy pokodas is baking soda. The baking soda is a sodium carbonate. (b) Washing soda is usually used as a cleaning agent for domestic purposes and in glass, soap, paper industries. The washing soda is sodium hydrogen carbonate.
Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2014 · Topic: Acid, Base and Salt (Common Salts: Baking Soda, Washing Soda, Plaster of Paris and Gypsum)
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