Question

Balance the equations below for the reaction of acetic acid and sodium bicarbonate

Answer 1

Answer:

The balanced chemical reaction is as follows.

$NaHCO_{3}+HC_{2}H_{3}O_{2}\rightarrow NaC_{2}H_{3}O_{2}+H_{2}CO_{3}$

$H_{2}CO_{3}\rightarrow H_{2}O+CO_{2}$

Explanation:

Balanced chemical reaction has equal number of atoms in reactant side and product side.

$NaHCO_{3}+HC_{2}H_{3}O_{2}\rightarrow NaC_{2}H_{3}O_{2}+H_{2}CO_{3}$

Reactant side                                          Product side

Number of sodium atoms -1                   Number of sodium atoms -1

Number of hydrogen atoms -5              Number of hydrogen atoms -5

Number of carbon atoms -3                   Number of carbon atoms -3

Number of oxygen atoms-5                   Number of oxygen atoms-5

$H_{2}CO_{3}\rightarrow H_{2}O+CO_{2}$

Reactant side                                      Product side.

Number of hydrogen atoms -2           Number of hydrogen atoms -2

Number of carbon atoms -1                Number of carbon atoms -1

Number of oxygen atoms -3              Number of oxygen atoms -3