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Why is sodium bicarbonate nicknamed as 'Baking Soda'?

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Sodium hydrogen carbonate or sodium bicarbonate is used in baking cakes, pastries etc. It is called so because it decomposes on heating to generate bubbles of carbon dioxide, leaving holes in cakes or pastries and making them. light and fluffy.
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