Q. On strong heating sodium bicarbonate changes into
A) Sodium monoxide
B) Sodium hydroxide
C) Sodium carbonate
D) Sodium peroxide
Explanation
(c)
Sodium bicarbonate decomposes on strong heating and gives sodium carbonate.
$2NaHCO_{3}\overset{\ \ \ \ \ \mathrm{\Delta}\ \ \ \ \ }{\rightarrow}\ Na_{2}CO_{3} + CO_{2} + H_{2}O$
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