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
Synonyms:
- 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