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Baking Soda Aim: The aim of this report is to investigate how baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) decomposes when heated above 270°C. When heated there are some gasses which are released from the baking soda. According to the explanation the carbon dioxide released should be 37% of the whole mass. We will use this percentage to figure out which one of the possible reactions is correct. From an experiment we trued to find out which of the following reactions was correct: A. 2NaHCO3 ==> Na2 + H2O + 2CO2 B. NaHCO3 ==> NaOH + CO2 C. 2NaHCO3 ==> Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2 Method: * First we measured the mass the empty crucible and lid. The mass was noted as m0 which can be seen on the table below. * After that we filled up approximately 1/4 of the crucible with sodium bicarbonate and measured the total mass. This mass was recorded as m1. * Then...

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