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Question
When you add a few drops of acetic acid to a test-tube containing sodium bicarbonate powder, which one of the following is your observation?
(A) No reaction takes place
(B) A colourless gas with pungent smell is released with brisk effervescence
(C) A brown coloured gas is released with brisk effervescence
(D) Formation of bubbles of a colourless and odourless gas
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Solution
When a few drops of acetic acid added to a test-tube containing sodium bicarbonate powder its leads to the formation of sodium acetate along with release of carbon dioxide gas, which is colourless and odourless gas. Both solid sodium bicarbonate and its aqueous solution will react with acetic acid.
Following is the chemical equation for the reaction:
CH3COOH + NaHCO3 → CH3COONa + CO2 + H2O
Hence, the correct answer is Formation of bubbles of a colourless and odourless gas
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