Principle
Baking powder contains sodium bicarbonate as baking agent. Baking agents are substances, which liberate carbon dioxide under the influence of moisture or heat, thus lightening the pastry. The content of sodium bicarbonate in baking powder is determined in this experiment.
Learning objectives
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Composition and function of baking soda
Benefits
- Easy teaching and efficient learning by using interactive experimentation PHYWE-Software
- Experiment is part of a complete solution set with experiments for the topic Food Chemistry matched with international curriculum: all topics are covered