Why does baking sodacitric acid, fizz when placed in water?

Subject: Why does baking sodacitric acid, fizz when placed in water?

Date: Tue Feb 8 17:23:45 2000
Posted by robin
Grade level: 4-6 School: No school entered.
City: Haymarket State/Province: Virginia Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 950052225.Ch

Message:


My mom made some fizzing bath bombs for me and and I want to know what 
makes them fizz when placed in water. The ingredients are baking soda, 
citric acid, corn starch and coconut oil.

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