hydrogen carbonate
Britishnoun
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When exposed to air, the potassium hydroxide inside the beads reacts with CO2, producing hydrogen carbonate, a salt of carbonic acid.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
As long as the powder is dry, no reaction occurs; immediately after the addition of water, the acid reacts with the hydrogen carbonate ions to form carbon dioxide:
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Stalactites and stalagmites, like those shown in Figure 18.30, form in caves when drops of water containing dissolved calcium hydrogen carbonate evaporate to leave a deposit of calcium carbonate.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Although they are insoluble in pure water, alkaline earth carbonates dissolve readily in water containing carbon dioxide because hydrogen carbonate salts form.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Much expense is also saved in fuel, and the sodium hydrogen carbonate, which is the first product of the process, has itself many commercial uses.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
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