Baking soda contains one ingredient: sodium hydrogen carbonate, also known as sodium bicarbonate or simply bicarb. Baking soda is well known for its uses in cleaning, cooking and deodorising.

A mix of vinegar and baking soda is a popular DIY cleaner – but it’s really inefficient. A chemist explains why you should reconsider using this fizzy mixture.

It isn’t clear if they knew about Walter White from the series ‘Breaking Bad’. But the comparisons are inevitable.A 35-year-old chemistry teacher at a private school in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, and ...