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For making cake, baking powder is taken. If at home your mother uses baking soda instead of baking powder in cake,
a. how will it affect the taste of the cake and why?
a. how will it affect the taste of the cake and why?
Baking soda or , which is when heated, decomposes into . Baking powder is a combination of , which readily reacts with and neutralises sodium carbonate. As a result of sodium carbonate in baking soda, the cake will have a
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b. how can baking soda be converted into baking powder?
c. what is the role of tartaric acid added to baking soda?
The presence of tartaric acid in baking powder neutralises the effect of formed during the decomposition of baking soda.
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