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What is the main benefit of adding a mild edible acid with baking soda in baking powder?

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Correct answer: It reduces basic bitterness and helps produce carbon dioxide

Baking soda is sodium hydrogen carbonate, a mild base. If used alone, it may leave an unpleasant alkaline or bitter taste. The edible acid in baking powder reacts with it and produces carbon dioxide, for example: acid + NaHCO₃ → salt + water + CO₂. The gas bubbles expand during heating and make the batter rise, while the acid reduces the alkaline taste. Hence, option B is correct.

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Baking-PowderBaking-SodaEdible-AcidCarbon-DioxideAcidsBasesAnd SaltsAcids Bases And SaltsChemical Substances – Nature And BehaviourChemical Substances Nature And Behaviour

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