Answer:
CO32-(aq) + 2H+(aq) → CO2(g) + H2O(l)
Explanation:
According to this question, sodium carbonate reacts with sulfuric acid to form aqueous sodium sulfate, carbon dioxide and water. The balanced chemical equation is as follows:
Na2CO3(aq) + H2SO4(aq) → Na2SO4(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)
- Next, split compounds that are aqueous into ions.
2Na+(aq) + CO32-(aq) + 2H+(aq) + SO42-(aq) → 2Na+(aq) + SO42-(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)
- Next, we cancel out the spectator ions, which are ions that remain the same in the reactants and products side of a chemical reaction. The spectator ions in this equation are 2Na+(aq) and SO42-(aq).
CO32-(aq) + 2H+(aq) → CO2(g) + H2O(l)
- Hence, the balanced ionic equation is as follows:
CO32-(aq) + 2H+(aq) → CO2(g) + H2O(l)
