B
Boron
Ba
Barium
Babbit metal.
It is used for making bearings. They consists of tin containing antimony (about 10%) and copper (1-2%), and often lead. A type of alloys with high proportion of tin and small amount of copper and antimony.
Baking powders.
Substitutes for yeast used in baking depending for their action on the slow evolution of CO2. They consist of various acid substances (potassium hydrogen tartrate, calcium hydrogen phosphate, sodium hydrogen phosphates) with NaHCO3 or NH4HCO3 together with added inert materials such as flour or starch.


