Question

What happens when acetic acid is treated with carbonate salt. Name the gas
produced. What happens when this gas is treated with lime water? (Look at the picture and identify what happens. Support your answer with equations)

Answer 1

Na2 CO3 + 2 CH3COOH → 2 CH3COONa + CO2 + H2O

Both reactants have to dissocciate first in water, their ions then interchange species.

Here the 2 Cations Na+ leave the molecule of Carbonate, are attracted by the negative charge of acetate and bond to it.

The H+ is attracted by the CO3- - and molecule of water is formed, a molecule of CO2 gas is created and tends to join with others to form CO2 bubbles within the solution to flee it thru its surface.


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Answer 2

HEYA!
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The following reaction takes place when Acetic acid ( CH3COOH) is treated with a carbonate Salt .

CH3COOH + Na2CO3--------------------------------CH3COO- NA+ + CO2 + H2O.

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✴THE gas produced is carbon dioxide CO2.

✴When it is passed though lime water , it turns the lime water Milky .

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