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Question
What do you observe when acetic acid is added to sodium bicarbonate?
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Solution
When acetic acid is added to sodium bicarbonate, it liberates brisk effervescence of carbon dioxide with carbonates or hydrogen carbonates.
\[\ce{CH3COOH + NaHCO3 -> CH3COONa + H2O + CO2↑}\]
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