8ball 03-02-04 16:00				Sodium carbonate (Rated as: UTFSE!)
		Novice (Stranger) 03-02-04 16:46 No 492320				Different.
						Sodium carbonate is Na2CO3, and sodium bicarbonate NaHCO3, i.e. different.
		demorol (Hive Bee) 03-02-04 16:48 No 492321				Not the same
						No, that are two different compounds. Sodium bicarbonate is also known as sodium hydrogencarbonate (NaHCO3) and sodium  carbonate is, well, sodium carbonate (Na2CO3). Edit:Damn, someone was faster than me.