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Explain How Does The Leavening Action Of Baking Soda Work

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Reaction Action Assignment
1. How does the leavening action of baking soda work?
2.
a)
When baking soda is used in baking recipes, the ingredients list will include an acidic ingredient so that the baking soda will react. Because the baking soda is a base, when it reacts with an acid, it will produce bubbles of carbon dioxide. In baked goods, the carbon dioxide produced fizzes and puffs up baked goods.
*in the next few equations, we’ll pretend that baking soda is being combined with vinegar*
Word equation: Sodium bicarbonate + acetic acid -> sodium acetate + carbon dioxide + water
Balanced chemical equation: NaHCO3 + CH3COOH -> CH3COONa + H2O + CO2
b) While baking soda can be used as a leavening agent in baked goods, baking soda also has

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