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How Does Ethanoic Acid React with Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate? Give Equation of the Reaction Which Takes Place.

Question

How does ethanoic acid react with sodium hydrogen carbonate? Give equation of the reaction which takes place.

Solution

Ethanoic acid reacts with sodium hydrogen carbonate to produce a brisk effervescence of carbon dioxide gas. The salt formed in this reaction is sodium ethanoate.

The chemical equation of the above reaction is:
CH₃COOH + NaHCO₃ → CH₃COONa + CO₂+ H₂O

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