SHORT DESCRIPTION
Bicarbonate of soda, or sodium bicarbonate, is a naturally occurring salt that is made up of bicarbonate anion and sodium cation. It tastes alkaline and slightly salty. It is a white, crystalline, solid powder. A natural source of sodium and a powerful buffer, sodium bicarbonate is found in mineral springs and is essential to animal nutrition. Food additives are another application for it, and the technical grade is utilized in ceramics, dyes, detergents, and gold and platinum plating.
PACKAGING TYPE
NaHCO3
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TDS SHEET
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CHEMICAL NAME
Sodium Bicarbonate
INDUSTRY
Home Care and Industrial Cleaning
APPLICATION
IDENTIFICATION AND PROPERTIES
SYNONYMS
sodium hydrogen carbonate, Baking soda, bicarbonate of soda, nahcolite, natrium hydrogen carbonate, natron
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
84.0066 g/mol
CAS NUMBER
144-55-8
CHEMICAL FORMULA
NaHCO3
HS CODE
283630
DENSITY
2.20 g/cm3
MELTING POINT
(Decomposes to sodium carbonate starting at 50 °C
BOILING POINT
Not Specified
VISCOSITY
Not Specified
SHELF LIFE
2 Years
TYPICAL PROPERTIES
Not Specified
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