Which one of the following compounds is used as a chemical in certain type of fire extinguishers?
Solution
Baking soda $\left(\mathrm{NaHCO}_{3}\right)$ is used in certain type of fire extinguishers because it decomposes at high temperature to produce $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$ which extinguishes fire<br/><br/>
$$
2 \mathrm{NaHCO}_{3}(\mathrm{~s}) \stackrel{\Delta}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{CO}_{3}(\mathrm{~s})+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} \uparrow + \,\mathrm{CO}_{2} \uparrow
$$
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: s-Block Elements · Topic: Alkali Metals
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