Baking soda or Sodium Bicarbonate is a chemical compound, the monosodium salt of carbonic acid, and is an extremely versatile component used in numerous fields.

It is also commonly referred to as Nahcolite.

It is used :

• to improve bread leavening
• remove dirt
• eliminate odors
• against skin and oral irritation
• against heartburn
• to melt the ice

Sodium bicarbonate studies

Molecular Formula:   NaHCO₃    or   CHNaO₃

Molecular Weight: 84.006 g/mol

CAS: 144-55-8  199723-76-7  151127-72-9  196216-68-9  246180-97-2  172672-17-2  1182403-48-0  276253-15-7

UNII: 8MDF5V39QO

EC Number: 205-633-8

PubChem Substance ID 329824559

MDL number MFCD00003528

Beilstein Registry Number 4153970

• Sodium hydrogencarbonate
• Sodium acid carbonate
• Bicarbonate of soda
• Carbonic acid monosodium salt
• Neut
• Col-evac
• Sel De vichy
• Monosodium carbonate
• Natrium bicarbonicum
• Monosodium hydrogen carbonate
• Sodium hydrocarbonate
• Natron
• Natriumhydrogenkarbonat
• sodiumbicarbonate