Modern Chemistry, Lesson 99: The Chemistry of Sodium Bicarbonate

Duration: 30 min

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation

Description: Shows that sodium hydrogen carbonate is another commercial compound made in large quantities. It consists of two kinds of ions: sodium ions or hydrogen carbonate (bicarbonate) ions. Such materials as bicarbonate ions and water molecules which may react either as acids or bases are called "amphoteric" or "amphiprotic.".

Metadata Source:Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education)