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Compounds — Definition & Overview

By Deena Hauze

Sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3_3, is one of the most used compounds you've never heard of. You used it today if you applied deodorant or brushed your teeth. It's used in cleaners, foods, and deodorizers. The common name for sodium bicarbonate is baking soda.

Baking soda and vinegar reacting.

Image Source: By katerha CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Which of the following statements about sodium bicarbonate
(NaHCO3_3) is true?

Choose one answer

Type a concept, like “slope” or “photosynthesis”.

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