Why is baking soda so magical? Wikipedia yields little information.

>>8619471
What do you mean by 'magical'?

>>8619473
It's many uses:

whitens teeth
absorbs ordors
good for cleaning
good for baking

I'm sure there's more.

I mean, there must be some unique chemical property that makes it so useful for so many different things.

>>8619476
>whitens teeth
Its abrasive
>absorbs ordors
Acidic particles smell, baking soda neutralises them
>good for cleaning
Again, its abrasive
>good for baking
From Wikipedia: "It reacts with acidic components in batters, releasing carbon dioxide, which causes expansion of the batter"


Basically baking soda has abrasive properties and reacts violently with acids.

>>8619520
I use it for my teeth specifically because I thought it wasn't abrasive (which most whitening toothpaste has as silica, which is harder than enamel so it seems pretty dumb to rub your teeth with sand twice a day for your whole life and not wear it thin)

You can read all about it here https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/54c660/eli5_what_is_so_special_about_baking_soda_why/

>>8619535
Well there u go

Is baking soda a good buffering agent?

>>8619476
>>adsorbs odors
that's a myth invented by arm and hammer
http://lifehacker.com/5583068/kitchen-myths-you-can-safely-leave-behind

https://youtu.be/bmbX9iMtZ7E Potato flour is more magical

>>8619917
That's amazing!

When I was 6

>>8619530
Does the whole whitening the teeth work?
t. yellow teefer

>>8619471
try overdosing on baking soda and see if you find it so magical

>>8619917
did you make that video?

>>8619933
I don't honestly know.