Question

List two observation which you make when you add a pinch of sodium hydrogen carbonate to acetic acid in a test tube. Write chemical equation for the reaction that occurs.

Answer 1

• The chemical reaction involved is :

CH3COOH+ NaHCO3 ----> CH3​COONa + H2O + CO2

• Observations:​
  

1. A brisk effervesance.

2. Formation of a basic salt.