Question

Which atoms make up a molecule of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)?

1. carbon, hydrogen, oxgyen
2. sodium, carbon, hydrogen
3. sodium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
4. carbon and oxygen

Answer 1

Answer: Answer is #3. sodium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

Explanation: Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3, meaning that each molecule of sodium bicarbonate contains one atom of sodium, one of hydrogen, one of carbon, and three of oxygen.