One of the raw materials used in the production of sodium hydrogencarbonate is sodium chloride (NaCl), commonly known as table salt. Other raw materials may include ammonia and carbon dioxide.

Baking soda is commonly used in the kitchen for making tasty crispy pakoras and other fried foods. It is also added sometimes for faster cooking.

The chemical name of baking soda is sodium hydrogencarbonate (NaHCO3). It is commonly used in cooking for leavening, as well as in various household and industrial applications.

Bleaching powder is used for bleaching cotton and linen in the textile industry, bleaching wood pulp in paper factories, bleaching washed clothes in laundry, and as an oxidizing agent in various chemical industries. It is also used to purify drinking ...

The chemical representation of bleaching powder is CaOCl2. Its actual composition is noted to be complex due to the presence of various chemical species in the compound.