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Question
Give the balanced chemical equation of the following reaction:
Evolution of carbon dioxide by the action of ethanoic acid with NaHCO3.
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Solution
Evolution of CO2:
\[\ce{CH3COOH + NaHCO3->CH3COONa + H2O + CO2}\]
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