Baking soda is sodium hydrogen carbonate (NaHCO₃). It is used as a leavening agent in baking (produces CO₂ upon heating or with acid), as an antacid, and in fire extinguishers. Sodium carbonate (Na₂CO₃) is washing soda. Calcium carbonate is limestone/marble. Potassium carbonate is potash. Baking powder is a mixture of NaHCO₃ and a weak acid like tartaric acid.
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BOD stands for Biological Oxygen Demand. It is a measure of the amount of dissolved oxygen required by microorganisms to decompose the organic matter present in a water sample. High BOD indicates severe organic pollution and poor water quality for aquatic life.
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Chadwick (1932) produced highly penetrating neutral radiation by bombarding Be with α-particles, identified as neutrons. Reaction: ⁹Be + ⁴He → ¹²C + ¹n.
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Isoelectronic species have the same total number of electrons. Carbon monoxide (CO) has 6 (from C) + 8 (from O) = 14 electrons. Nitrogen molecule (N2) has 7 + 7 = 14 electrons. Therefore, N2 is isoelectronic with CO. O2 has 16, CO2 has 22, and NO has 15 electrons.
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