What happens when a solution of baking soda is heated ? Write chemical equation for the same. Name the product which is responsible for making the bread or cake spongy and fluffy.

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When baking soda is heated, it decomposes to produce sodium carbonate, water and CO2 gas.

2NaHCO3+Heat → Na2CO3+H2O+CO2

CO2 gas produced during the reaction makes the cake or bread spongy and fluffy

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