Hello, I use baking soda a lot in everyday life (cleaning, washing,etc). But whe

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Hello, I use baking soda a lot in everyday life (cleaning, washing,etc). But when I add water to it, it gives really funky smell whichI really dislike. Is there way of getting rid of this smell byadding smth without ruining its durability? An answer would be aprecciated! Thanks! Hello, I use baking soda a lot in everyday life (cleaning, washing,etc). But when I add water to it, it gives really funky smell whichI really dislike. Is there way of getting rid of this smell byadding smth without ruining its durability? An answer would be aprecciated! Thanks!

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        Sodium bicarbonatecan be used as a wash to remove any acidic impurities from a"crude" liquid, producing a purer sample. Reaction of sodiumbicarbonate and an acid to give a salt and carbonic acid, whichreadily decomposes to carbon dioxide and water:

Sodium bicarbonate reacts with acetic acid (CH3COOH)to form sodium acetate

Sodium bicarbonate reacts with bases such as sodium hydroxidetoform carbonates

Sodium bicarbonate reacts with carboxyl groups in proteins togive a brisk effervescence from the formation of CO2.This reaction is used to test for the presence of carboxylic groupsin protein.

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