Question

Sodium carbonate and sodium hydrogen carbonate are given to you in powder form. both are white in color. how do you identify them by a chemical test? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

Compare the color of the pH paper with the pH scale typically printed on the pH paper pack and assign pH of the solution accordingly. If pH is around 8, the sample is sodium bicarbonate . If pH is in the range 9.5 to 10, it is sodium carbonate .

Answer 2

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Compare the color of the pH paper with the pH scale typically printed on the pH paper pack and assign pH of the solution accordingly. If pH is around 8, the sample is sodium bicarbonate . If pH is in the range 9.5 to 10, it is sodium carbonate .