Question

Give the chemical equation for the reaction of ethanoic acid with baking soda.

Answer 1

• Chemical equations are symbolic representations of chemical reactions that express the reactants and products in terms of their chemical formulae.
• The salt Sodium acetate ($C{H}_{3}COONa$) is formed through the reaction of Baking soda $\left(N{a}_{2}C{O}_3\right)$ that is sodium bicarbonate ($NaHC{O}_3$) with Ethanoic acid, as well as Carbon dioxide gas ($C{O}_2$) and water ($H_{2}O$);-

$\underset{Ethanoicacid}{C{H}_{3}COOH\left(aq\right)+}\underset{Bakingsoda}{NaHC{O}_3\left(s\right)}\to \underset{SaltSodiumacetate}{C{H}_{3}COONa\left(s\right)}+\underset{water}{H_{2}O\left(l\right)}+\underset{Carbondioxide}{C{O}_2\left(g\right)}$

• Because carbon dioxide is a gas, it will foam as the gas expands in volume.