Difference between revisions of "Conversion of Sodium Bicarbonate into Sodium Carbonate"
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[[Image:Sodium carb vs bicarb.JPG|thumb|150px|Sodium carbonate on left and bicarbonate on right, both in oversaturated solutions.]] | [[Image:Sodium carb vs bicarb.JPG|thumb|150px|Sodium carbonate on left and bicarbonate on right, both in oversaturated solutions.]] | ||
# Pour sodium bicarbonate onto a non-aluminum pan or oven-safe dish. | # Pour sodium bicarbonate onto a non-aluminum pan or oven-safe dish. | ||
| − | # Place in the oven at 400ºF for one hour. | + | # Place in the oven at 400ºF for one hour to release CO2. |
# The resulting material should be of a slightly less powdery consistency, closer to sugar than flour. | # The resulting material should be of a slightly less powdery consistency, closer to sugar than flour. | ||
#* ''one simple test to ensure that sodium carbonate has been rendered is to submerge in water so that the solution is overstaurated and the material settles to the bottom; sodium bicarbonate will remain powdery, but sodium carbonate will rock up.'' | #* ''one simple test to ensure that sodium carbonate has been rendered is to submerge in water so that the solution is overstaurated and the material settles to the bottom; sodium bicarbonate will remain powdery, but sodium carbonate will rock up.'' | ||
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