SODIUM BICARBONATE is a white, crystalline powder that is commonly used as a pH buffering agent, an

electrolyte replenisher, systemic alkalizer and in topical cleansing solutions. It is the monosodium salt
of carbonic acid with alkalinizing and electrolyte replacement properties. Upon dissociation, sodium
bicarbonate forms sodium and bicarbonate ions. Ion formation increases plasma bicarbonate and buffers
excess hydrogen ion concentration, resulting in raised blood pH.

2 D STRUCTURE

3 D CONFOMER

NAMES & IDENTIFIERS

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Baking Soda
Bicarbonate, Sodium
Carbonic Acid Monosodium Salt
Hydrogen Carbonate, Sodium
Soda, Baking
Sodium Bicarbonate
Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate

Chemical and Physical Properties

Computed Properties
Molecular Weight

84.006609 g/mol

Molecular Formula

CHNaO

Hydrogen Bond Donor Count

Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count

Rotatable Bond Count

Exact Mass

83.982338 g/mol

Monoisotopic Mass

83.982338 g/mol

Topological Polar Surface Area

60.4 A^2

Heavy Atom Count

Formal Charge

Complexity

33.9

Isotope Atom Count

Defined Atom Stereocenter Count

Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count

Defined Bond Stereocenter Count

Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

Experimental Properties
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DryPowder
Liquid
OtherSolid
WetSolid

Color
White, monoclinic prisms

Odor
ODORLESS

Taste
SALINE & SLIGHTLY ALKALINE TASTE

Melting Point
50 deg C (decomposes)

Solubility
Insoluble in ethanol
Solubility in water = 6.4, 7.6, 8.7, 10.0, 11.3, 12.7, 14.2, 16.5, and 19.1 g/100g solution at 0, 10, 20, 30, 40,
50, 60, 80, and 100 deg C, respectively; Solubility in water = 6.9, 8.2, 9.6, 11.1, 12.7, 14.5, 16.5, 19.7, and
23.6 g/100g H2O at 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, and 100 deg C, respectively; Solubility is lower in the
presence of sodium carbonate

Density
2.1 g/cm

Stability
Stable in dry air, but slowly decomposes in moist air

Decomposition
When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke, fumes, and carbon dioxide

pH
Freshly prepared 0.1 molar solution at 25 deg c: 8.3

Spectral Properties
INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.500

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