1. Baking soda is used in small amounts in making breads and cakes.

It helps to make
thes4e soft and spongy. An aqueous solution of baking soda turns red litmus blue. It is
also used in soda acid fire extinguisher. Use this information to answer the following
questions i. How does baking soda help to make cakes and breads soft and spongy?
ii. How does it help in extinguishing fire?
iii. Is the pH value of baking soda solution lower than or higher than 7?
2. During summer season, a milkman usually adds a very small amount of baking soda to
milk. Why?
3. Tooth enamel is one of the hardest substances in our body. How does it undergo damage
due to eating chocolates and sweets? How do toothpastes prevent this damage?
Acids, Bases and Salts
4. During summer season, a milkman usually adds a very small amount of baking soda to
milk. Why?
5. Tooth enamel is one of the hardest substances in our body. How does it undergo damage
due to eating chocolates and sweets? How do toothpastes prevent this damage?
6. How are all the acids and bases similar? Explain.
7. Dry HCl gas does not turn blue litmus red whereas hydrochloric acid does. Give one