What is baking soda? Write the chemical name of baking soda. Give the important uses of baking soda. How does baking soda differ chemically from washing soda?

Baking soda is a substance which is added to the food stuff to cook fast. It is a sodium salt. The chemical name of baking soda is sodium hydrogencarbonate which is also called sodium bicarbonate.

Baking soda is used in fire extinguishers and also used in preparing baking powder and also in baking cakes etc.

Washing soda and baking soda is different. Washing soda consist of two sodium atoms attached to carbonate group and baking soda have one atom of sodium and one hydrogen. Both differs in one hydrogen atom