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Question
The reaction between acetic acid and sodium carbonate is shown in the following figure.
Answer the questions with the help of a diagram.
- Which gas does come out as effervescence in the big test tube?
- What is the colour change in the lime water present in the small test tube?
- Write the related reaction.
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Solution
- Carbon dioxide gas.
- Lime water turns milky.
- \[\ce{2CH3COOH (aq) + Na2CO3 (g) -> CH3COONa (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g)}\]
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