Name two constituents of baking powder.
(b) How does baking powder differ from baking soda?
(c) Explain the action of baking powder in the making of cake (or bread). Write equation of the reaction involved.

Question

Name two constituents of baking powder.
(b)	How does baking powder differ from baking soda?
(c)	Explain the action of baking powder in the making of cake (or bread). Write equation of the reaction involved.

MyClass24 · Accepted Answer

Sodium hydrogencarbonate and tartaric acid are the constituents of baking
Baking powder is a mixture of baking soda and tartaric acid and baking soda is only sodium bicarbonate. They looks similar in appearance
On mixing baking powder with water in the making of cake the sodium bicarbonate reacts with tartaric acid to evolve carbon dioxide gas and it gets into the wet dough and bubbles Thus the cake become soft and spongy

NaHCO3(aq) + H+ &rarr; Na+(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)

Name two constituents of baking powder. (b) How does baking powder differ from baking soda? (c) Explain the action of baking powder in the making of cake (or bread). Write equation of the reaction involved.