Eli5… How does a box of baking soda absorb smells? Does the stuff buried at the bottom absorb smells? Is the box in your pantry for cooking… Absorbing smells?

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Eli5… How does a box of baking soda absorb smells? Does the stuff buried at the bottom absorb smells? Is the box in your pantry for cooking… Absorbing smells?

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I believe it’s from the it’s the idea of it having desiccating properties? I never really understood this one either but definitely perpetuated it.