
These are facts, chemical properties and physical properties of sodium bicarbonate, which is also known as baking soda or sodium hydrogen carbonate.
Baking soda makes baked foods rise, but the chemical has a lot of other uses. It’s a common, safe weak base.
Sodium Bicarbonate Facts and Properties
CAS number | 144-55-8 |
name | sodium bicarbonate |
IUPAC name | sodium hydrogen carbonate |
common name | baking soda |
formula | NaHCO3 |
compound formula | CHNaO3 |
molecular weight | 84.0066 g/mol |
phase at STP | solid |
density | 2.16 g/cm3 |
solubility | soluble in water |
odor | odorless |
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