Question

Sodium hydrogen carbonate on reacting with nitric acid produces ____ and ____

• A. sodium nitrate, water
• B. carbon dioxide

Answer 1

• When an Acid reacts with Base it shows a neutralization reaction, in which salt and water form a final product and in some cases $C{O}_2$ is also produced as the final product.

Since sodium hydrogen carbonate is a weak base and nitric acid is a strong acid, a neutralization reaction takes place and the reaction involved is given as follows:
${\mathrm{HNO}}_3\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{NaHCO}}_3\left(\mathrm{s}\right)\to {\mathrm{NaNO}}_3\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{CO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)$

Therefore, Sodium hydrogen carbonate on reacting with nitric acid produces sodium nitrate, water, and carbon dioxide