Sodium bicarbonate
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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
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
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- 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