Description : How is Sodium Hydrogencarbonate (Baking Soda), NaHCO3 prepared ?
Last Answer : Sodium hydrogencarbonate is known as baking soda because it decomposes on heating to generate bubbles of carbon dioxide (leaving holes in cakes or pastries and making them light and fluffy). ... white crystalline powder of sodium hydrogencarbonate, being less soluble, gets separated out.