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Baking soda is used to neutralize acid burns because the baking soda is a weak base. It will neutralize the acid, but any excess will not create caustic burns.

Baking soda has the formula NaHCO3. The reaction between hydrochloric acid and baking soda is written below.

NaHCO3(aq) + HCl(aq) ----> H2O(l) + CO2(g) + NaCl(aq)

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