Why cant we used baking soda directly? why do we need to add tartaric

1.	Why cant we used baking soda directly? why do we need to add tartaric acid to it?
Answer» If baking SODA is used directly then the dish being PREPARED (e.g. cake) will turn bitter. TARTARIC acid is used to neutralise the effect of sodium CARBONATE.. NaHCO3 + H+(from any acid) -----> CO2 + H2O + Sodium salt of that acid... Hope it helps... Thank You !

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