Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate and Glycerol

Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate and Glycerol are some useful chemicals used in our daily life. Sodium carbonate is used to make soaps and detergents whereas sodium bicarbonate is used to make baking powder and glycerol is mostly used as sweetener. This note briefly describes the uses and features of Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate and Glycerol.

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Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate and Glycerol are some useful chemicals used in our daily life. Sodium carbonate is used to make soaps and detergents whereas sodium bicarbonate is used to make baking powder and glycerol is mostly used as sweetener. This note briefly describes the uses and features of Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate and Glycerol.

Things to Remember

  • Sodium Carbonate molecular formula is Na2CO3.
  • Sodium carbonate is used to make soaps and detergents.
  • Sodium Bicarbonate  molecular formula is NaHCO3.
  • Sodium bicarbonate is used to make baking powder.
  • Glycerol molecular formula is C3H5(OH)3. 
  • Glycerol is mostly used as sweetner.

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Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate and Glycerol

Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate and Glycerol

Sodium Carbonate

Sodium Carbonate is a multi-use chemical. This is also called washing soda. Its molecular formula is Na2CO3. It is white in colour.

Uses

  1. It is used to make soaps and detergents.
  2. It is used to manufacture paper.
  3. It is used to manufacture different types of glasses.
  4. It is used to remove hardness of water.
  5. It used to make caustic soda in the lab.
  6. It is used for the various purpose in the lab.

Sodium Bicarbonate

Sodium Bicarbonate is the useful chemical made from sodium. It is also called baking soda. Its molecular formula is NaHCO3. It is white solid which is soluble in water. Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, is a base (alkaline in nature) that is formed when sodium carbonate (purified form of a mineral mined in Wyoming) is mixed with a solution of carbonic acid.

Uses

  1. It is used to make baking powder.
  2. It is used as medicine to produce carbon dioxide gas in the stomach to remove the acid.
  3. It is used to make soft drinks.
  4. It is used to make fire extinguishers.

Glycerol

Glycerol is also called glycerine. Glycerol is a simple polyol compound. It is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is widely used in pharmaceutical formulations. Its molecular formula is C3H5(OH)3. It is soluble in water.

Uses

  1. It makes the skin soft.
  2. It is used to make sweets.
  3. It is used to make medicine and printing ink.

Lesson

Some Useful Chemicals

Subject

Science

Grade

Grade 8

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