Question

A spatula full of sodium carbonate is taken in a test tube and 2 mL of dilute ethanoic acid is added to it.

Write a chemical equation for the reaction.

Answer 1

The reaction between sodium carbonate and dilute ethanoic acid is given by the chemical equation:

\[\ce{2CH3COOH + Na2CO3 -> 2CH3COONa + H2O + CO2}\]

This equation represents the acid-base reaction where sodium carbonate (a base) reacts with ethanoic acid to produce sodium acetate, water, and carbon dioxide gas​.