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What happens when solutions of sodium hydrogen carbonate is heated?

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The following reaction takes place when it is heated during cooking:
`underset("Sodium hydrogen carbonate")(2NaHCO_(3)) + "Heat" to underset("Sodium carbonate")(Na_(2)CO_(3)) + underset("Water")(H_(2)O) + underset("Carbon dioxide")(CO_(2))`
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