What Happens When a Solution of Sodium Hydrogencarbonate is Heated? Write Equation of the Reaction Involved. - Science

What happens when a solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate is heated? Write equation of the reaction involved.

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When a solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate (NaHCO₃) is heated, it decomposes to give sodium carbonate (Na₂CO₃) with the evolution of carbon dioxide gas.

2NaHCO3 → HeatNa2CO3+ CO2 +H2O +">NaHCOHeat→Na2CO3+CO2+H2O

Concept: Chemical Properties of Acids and Bases - Reaction of Acids with Metal Carbonates and Hydrogencarbonates

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