An instructor teaches that the chemical sodium bicarbonate is one of the two chemicals used in the bicarbonate buffer system. A student identifies the chemical symbol of sodium bicarbonate as

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The chemical symbol for sodium bicarbonate is NaHCO3. Option A (NaCl) is the chemical symbol for sodium chloride which is not the right choice. Option C (H2CO3) is the chemical symbol for carbonic acid, which is not sodium bicarbonate. Option D (NaOH) is the chemical symbol for sodium hydroxide, which is not the right choice. Therefore, the correct answer is option B (NaHCO3).

An Instructor Teaches That the Chemical Sodium Bicarbonate Is One