make baking powder
make fruit juices
remove rust
dry substance
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A is the correct answer.
Tartaric acid is found in cream of tartar, which is used in cooking candies and frostings for cakes. Tartaric acid is also found in baking powder, where it serves as the source of acid that reacts with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). This reaction produces carbon dioxide gas, and lets products "rise," but does so without any "yeasty" taste, that can result from using active yeast cultures as a source of the carbon dioxide gas.
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tartaric acid is used in making baking soda, soft drink and health salts
Tartaric acid is a white, crystalline organic acid that occurs naturally in many fruits, most notably in grapes, but also in bananas, tamarinds, and citrus. Its salt, potassium bitartrate, commonly known as cream of tartar, develops naturally in the process of winemaking. It is commonly mixed with sodium bicarbonate and is sold as baking powder used as a leavening agent in food preparation.
tartaric acid is used in production of carbonated drinks, baking powder. citric acid is for fruit juice
THIS IS WRONG.... Theanswer is not B it is A
Tartaric acid is commonly used in the food industry, especially in the production of baking powder. It acts as an acidic component that reacts with bicarbonate (like sodium bicarbonate) to release carbon dioxide gas, which helps dough rise.
Option B (make fruit juices) – Tartaric acid is present naturally in some fruits, but it is not industrially used to make fruit juice.
Option C (remove rust) – That’s more for strong mineral acids like hydrochloric acid or phosphoric acid.
Option D (dry substance) – Tartaric acid isn’t a drying agent.
So again, the correct industrial use is:
A. make baking powder
Only a few will accept correction............
Tartaric Acid
Tartaric acid is used industrially to:
A) Make baking powder
Tartaric acid is a key ingredient in baking powder, a leavening agent used in baked goods. It helps release carbon dioxide gas, causing dough or batter to rise.
Other Options
The other options are not primary uses of tartaric acid:
B. *Make fruit juice*: While tartaric acid is found naturally in some fruits, such as grapes and tamarinds, it is not typically used to make fruit juice.
C. *Remove rust*: Tartaric acid is not commonly used as a rust remover.
D. *Dry substance*: Tartaric acid is not typically used as a drying agent.
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I feel like MySchool's selected answer is wrong:
As @mezzy247007 said
"Tartaric acid is also found in baking powder, where it serves as the source of acid that reacts with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). This reaction produces carbon dioxide gas, and lets products "rise," but does so without any "yeasty" taste, that can result from using active yeast cultures as a source of the carbon dioxide gas." This does, however, mot necessarily mean that tartaric acid used in making baking powder. It is only "found" in baking powder.
I mean, if we were to use that logic that being "found in something" meant "used to make same thing", then B too will also be the answer. This is because Tartaric acid is used in fruit industry (specifically fruit juices, soft drinks) as it contributes a strong tart taste that enhances fruit flavors, particularly grape and lime.
However, there is one option with an explanation that stands out and is very straight to the point:
Citric acid (lemon juice), acetic acid (distilled white vinegar), TARTARIC ACID (CREAM OF TARTAR - potassium acid salt of tartaric acid(, and stronger acids like oxalic, hydrochloric, and sulfuric acid react with the RUST to help loosen its bond to other surfaces. Tartaric acid can be used to REMOVE rust by reaction with the oxidized material, making it a lot easier to come off.
Option C may just probably be the answer
A is the answer tartaric acid is industrially used as an acidulants in carbonated drinks and fruit jellies
