Question

Acetylsalicylic acid reacts with sodium bicarbonate to form a water soluble salt.
Write a balanced equation to show the above reaction.

Answer 1

Answer: The balanced chemical equation is written below.

Explanation:

Acetylsalicylic acid is commonly known as aspirin. When aspirin reacts with sodium bicarbonate, it leads to the formation of sodium salt of aspirin which is sodium acetylsalicylate with the release of carbon dioxide and water molecule.

The chemical formula of aspirin is $C_9H_8O_4$, that of sodium bicarbonate is $NaHCO_3$

The chemical equation for the reaction of acetylsalicylic acid and sodium bicarbonate follows:

$C_6H_8O_4+NaHCO_3\rightarrow C_9H_7O_4Na+CO_2+H_2O$

Hence, the balanced chemical equation is written above.