What are the constituents of baking powder?

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${NaHCO}_{3}$ and lactic acid

${Na}_{2} {CO}_{3}$ and citric acid

${Na}_{2} {CO}_{3}$ and acetic acid

${NaHCO}_{3}$ and tartaric acid

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Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, and it is alkaline in nature. Its chemical formula is ${NaHCO}_{3}$ . Baking powder is used as a leavening agent in pieces of bread and cakes. Baking powder is a mixture of baking soda ( ${NaHCO}_{3}$ ) and mild edible tartaric acid.

Hence, ${NaHCO}_{3}$ and tartaric acid are constituents of baking powder.

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