Assertion: For making baking powder, baking soda can be used.
Reason: Baking powder is a mixture of baking soda (sodium hydrogen carbonate) and a mild edible acid.
Choose the correct answer from the following options.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is option 1. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
For making baking powder, which is a mixture of baking soda (sodium hydrogen carbonate) and a mild edible acid such as tartaric acid.
When baking powder is heated or mixed in water, the following reaction takes place –
NaHCO3 + H+ → CO2 + H2O + Sodium salt of acid
Carbon dioxide produced during the reaction can cause bread or cake to rise making them soft and spongy.