Answer:
base
Explanation:
carbonic acid - H2CO3 - is a weak acid. Therefore, HCO3 itself is its conjugate base. The Na(sodium) ion is neutral.
This means that NaHCO3 is a base. (a weak one)
Answer:
-2
Explanation:
carbonate oxifation number is -2
Hydrogen bonding and dipole-dipole forces.