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(i) Name the products formed when NaHCO3 is heated.

(ii) Write the chemical equation for the reaction involved in the above.

i. The products formed when NaHCO3 is heated are sodium carbonate water and carbon dioxide.


ii. The chemical equation for the reaction involved above is:-


2NaHCO3 2Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2


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