Like dissolves like.
Baking soda ia NaHCO3 and the Na-HCO3 is an ionic bond. Vegetable oil is a covalent compound. NaHCO3 will not be soluble in oil to anything but the smallest extent because the are "not alike",
Predict whether baking soda dissolves and vegetable oil or not. Without using solubility information of table salt.
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Does baking soda dissolve in water?