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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
White, lumpy powder that is often used to make effervescent salts and beverages and as a leavening agent for baking. Sodium bicarbonate is also used in fire extinguishers and metal ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=gold gold] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=platinum platinum]) plating baths. Sodium bicarbonate readily absorbs stains and odors, it is used in dry-cleaning preparations for textiles, carpet, plastics, and canework. It is also used as a mild abrasive in some scouring powders. Sodium bicarbonate is used in the neutralization step of alum tawing.
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White, lumpy powder that is often used to make effervescent salts and beverages and as a leavening agent for baking. Sodium bicarbonate is also used in fire extinguishers and metal ([[gold|gold]] and [[platinum|platinum]]) plating baths. Sodium bicarbonate readily absorbs stains and odors, it is used in dry-cleaning preparations for textiles, carpet, plastics, and canework. It is also used as a mild abrasive in some scouring powders. Sodium bicarbonate is used in the neutralization step of alum tawing.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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== Other Properties ==
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== Risks ==
  
Soluble in water. For a 0.1 molar solution, the pH = 8.3.   
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* Fisher Scientific: [https://beta-static.fishersci.com/content/dam/fishersci/en_US/documents/programs/education/regulatory-documents/sds/chemicals/chemicals-s/S25533.pdf SDS]
  
Insoluble in ethanol.
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
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* Soluble in water.  Insoluble in ethanol.
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
Mallinckrodt Baker: [http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/s2954.htm MSDS]
 
 
 
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 734
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 734
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* Palmy Weigle, ''Ancient Dyes for Modern Weavers'', Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1974
 
* Palmy Weigle, ''Ancient Dyes for Modern Weavers'', Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1974
  
* Website address 1  Comment: Photographic chemicals at www.jetcity.com/~mrjones/chemdesc.htm
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* Photographic chemicals at www.jetcity.com/~mrjones/chemdesc.htm
  
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

Latest revision as of 14:44, 31 May 2022

Description

White, lumpy powder that is often used to make effervescent salts and beverages and as a leavening agent for baking. Sodium bicarbonate is also used in fire extinguishers and metal (Gold and Platinum) plating baths. Sodium bicarbonate readily absorbs stains and odors, it is used in dry-cleaning preparations for textiles, carpet, plastics, and canework. It is also used as a mild abrasive in some scouring powders. Sodium bicarbonate is used in the neutralization step of alum tawing.

Synonyms and Related Terms

baking soda; sodium acid carbonate; sodium hydrogen carbonate; bicarbonate of soda

Chemical structure

Sodium bicarbonate.jpg


Risks

  • Fisher Scientific: SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Soluble in water. Insoluble in ethanol.
  • For a 0.1 molar solution, the pH = 8.3.
Composition NaHCO3
CAS 144-55-8
Mohs Hardness 2.5
Density 2.159 g/ml
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 84.01
Refractive Index 1.376, 1.500, 1.582

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 734
  • Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
  • Palmy Weigle, Ancient Dyes for Modern Weavers, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1974
  • Photographic chemicals at www.jetcity.com/~mrjones/chemdesc.htm
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, A-Z Guide to Cleaning, Conserving and Repairing Antiques, Constable and Co., Ltd., London, 1981
  • R.M.Organ, Design for Scientific Conservation of Antiquities, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, 1968
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 8726
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: ref. index = 1.376, 1.500, 1.582
  • Gordon Hanlon, contributed information, 1998