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Potassium Carbonate

Products Potassium carbonate is available as an open product in pharmacies and drugstores. It is also found in some homeopathic medicines. Structure and properties Potassium carbonate (K2CO3, Mr = 138.2 g/mol) exists as a white, granular, odorless, and hygroscopic powder that is readily soluble in water. Potassium carbonate is the dipotassium salt of carbonic acid … Potassium Carbonate

Baking Soda

Use To loosen dough: the formation of carbon dioxide creates small gas bubbles before and mainly during baking, which loosen the dough of bread or pastry, making it more edible. Working principle General reaction of chemical leavening agents: leavening agent + acid + heat + water gases (carbon dioxide, possibly ammonia) + by-products. Substances 1. … Baking Soda