Baking soda is used while making cakes. - Vidyadip

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Baking soda is used while making cakes.

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Baking soda is chemically known as sodium bicarbonate.
On heating, sodium bicarbonate decomposes to form sodium carbonate, water and carbon dioxide (CO,).
The carbon dioxide produced is released due to which the cake becomes soft and spongy.
Hence, baking soda is used to make cake spongy and soft.

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