Answer:
CO₃²⁻(aq) + 2H⁺(aq) → CO₂ (g) + H₂O (l)
Explanation:
The balanced reaction between Na2CO3 and HCl is given as;
Na₂CO₃ (aq) + 2 HCl (aq) → 2 NaCl (aq) + CO₂ (g) + H₂O (l)
The next step is o express the species as ions.
The complete ionic equation for the above reaction would be;
2Na⁺(aq) + CO₃²⁻(aq) + 2H⁺(aq) + 2Cl⁻(aq) → Na⁺(aq) + Cl⁻(aq) + CO₂ (g) + H₂O (l)
The next step is to cancel out the spectator ion ions; that is the ions that appear in both the reactant and product side unchanged.
The spectator ions are; Na⁺ and Cl⁻
The net ionic equation is given as;
CO₃²⁻(aq) + 2H⁺(aq) → CO₂ (g) + H₂O (l)
