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The pH of a salt used to make tasty and cripsy pakoras is 14. Identify the salt and write a chemical equation for its formation. List it's two uses.

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The salt is `NaHCO_(3)`.
`Na_(2)CO_(3) + H_(2)O + CO_(2) rarr NaHCO_(3)`
it is used :
(a) as Antacids
(b) In cakes, to make them soft and fluffy.
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