Chemicals
TopGeneral Information
Baking soda or sodium bicarbonate, is easily mistaken for washing soda or sodium carbonate. Although related, these two chemicals are not the same.[1]
TopChemical & Physical Information
| Trivial name | Baking soda |
| Chemical name | Sodium bicarbonate |
| Other names | Zuiveringszout (NL,BE) |
| Type of chemical | Ionic compound (salt) |
| Chemical formula | NaHCO3 |
| CAS number | 144-55-8 |
| Density | 2.173 g·cm-3 |
| Molar mass | 84.01 g·mol-1 |
| Melting point | 270 °C (decomposition) |
| Boiling point | n/a |
| Soluble | Not in alcohol and ether |
| Solubility (water, 20 °C) | 95 g·L-1  (anhydrous) |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Appearance | White crystalline solid |
| Colour | White |
| Safety summary | Safe |
| Safety data | MSDS |
| Storage | Dry |
| Extra | - |
Photos
(3 cm)
Sources
[1] Wikipedia
[2] Specimen from my personal collection, photo taken by me.
[3] Mullin J.W. - Crystallization, 2001
