Baking soda (NaHCO3, 84.0 g/mol) requires acids from other ingredients to generate the carbon dioxide needed to make bread rise.
The following equation describes this reaction, where HB is some unspecified acid. If 20.4 g of baking soda are used in a recipe and enough acid is present for a complete reaction, how many moles of carbon dioxide are generated? HB + NaHCO3 ⟶ H2O + CO2 + NaB
a. 0.243 mol
b. 0.204 mol
c. 0.334 mol
d. 0.232 mol
e. 0.464 mol
