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What would the chemical equation for this experiment be? Including reactants and products


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The reaction involves the combustion of sugar (sucrose) and the decomposition of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) at high temperatures. This results in the formation of elemental carbon (charcoal), water, carbon dioxide, and sodium carbonate.

The chemical equation would be:

C12H22O11 (sugar) + 2NaHCO3 (baking soda) → 12C (elemental carbon) + 11H2O (water) + 11CO2 (carbon dioxide) + Na2CO3 (sodium carbonate)

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